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珍聞 (ちんぶん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

珍ちん聞ぶん

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Meanings

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noun

curious story; extraordinary piece of news

Refers to an unusual, interesting, or surprising story or news item. Not an everyday word; it has a slightly literary or old-fashioned feel.

新しん聞ぶんに珍ちん聞ぶんが載のっていた。
A curious story appeared in the newspaper.
彼かれは旅たび先さきで聞きいた珍ちん聞ぶんを語かたった。
He told an extraordinary story he heard on his travels.

Kanji

珍rare, curious, strange
聞hear, ask, listen

Similar words

珍ちん談だん
珍談 also means a curious or amusing story, but it is more common and less formal than 珍聞.
奇き聞ぶん
奇聞 is a more common word for a strange or curious story, without the old-fashioned nuance of 珍聞.

Etymology

Compound of 珍 (ちん, 'rare, curious') and 聞 (ぶん, 'hear, news'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of an unusual story or piece of news.