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仄聞 (そくぶん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
hearing casually ; learning by hearsay
Refers to picking up information indirectly, without seeking it out. Often used in formal or written contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to hear by chance'.
職しょく
に
つい
て
は
仄そく
聞ぶん
する
ところ
が
あっ
た
。
I happened to hear something about his retirement.
Written forms 仄そく 聞ぶん Usage 95%
Standard kanji spelling for this word.
側そく 聞ぶん Usage 5%
Alternate kanji spelling; less common than 仄聞.
Kanji 仄 be seen dimly, suggest, intimate Similar words 伝でん 聞ぶん 伝聞 also means 'hearsay', but it emphasizes information passed from others rather than the act of overhearing. 仄聞 focuses on the incidental nature of hearing.
聞き き 及およ ぶ 聞き及ぶ is a more common verb meaning 'to happen to hear' or 'to learn of', used in both formal and everyday contexts. 仄聞 is more literary and less frequent.
Etymology Composed of 仄 (ほの, 'faint, slight') and 聞 (ぶん, 'hear'). The reading そくぶん is a kan'on reading combination. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used in literary Japanese to express incidental hearing.
