Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 2,000 Conjugation 噂する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 噂うわさ する 噂うわさ しない Polite 噂うわさ します 噂うわさ しません Past polite 噂うわさ しました 噂うわさ しませんでした Past 噂うわさ した 噂うわさ しなかった Te-form 噂うわさ して 噂うわさ しないで Desire 噂うわさ したい 噂うわさ したくない Potential 噂うわさ できる 噂うわさ できない Passive 噂うわさ される 噂うわさ されない Causative 噂うわさ させる 噂うわさ させない Causative passive 噂うわさ させられる 噂うわさ させられない Volitional 噂うわさ しよう Polite volitional 噂うわさ しましょう Imperative 噂うわさ しろ 噂うわさ するな Conditional 噂うわさ すれば 噂うわさ しなければ Tara conditional 噂うわさ したら 噂うわさ しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 の 噂うわさ をする to talk/gossip about someone
Everyone is gossiping about the new teacher.
噂うわさ によると 〜 そうだ according to rumor, ...
According to rumor, that shop is closing this month.
〈 事こと 〉 についての 噂うわさ a rumor about (something)
I heard a rumor about his marriage.
噂うわさ が 広ひろ まる for a rumor to spread widely
A strange rumor spread throughout the town.
Expressions· 13 風かぜ の 噂うわさ rumor; hearsay; word on the street 噂うわさ が 立た つ a rumor is circulating; rumors are going around 噂うわさ に 上のぼ る be gossiped about; become the subject of rumors Show 3 more Show fewer 噂うわさ が 流なが れる rumors are going around; rumors are spreading 噂うわさ に 違たが わず living up to one's reputation; true to the rumors; just as people say See all 13 in Explore →
Related words· 10 デマ specifically means a deliberately false or malicious rumor, while 噂 is neutral talk that may or may not be true.
風評 is a more formal, often business or news-related term for public hearsay, while 噂 is the everyday word for gossip or rumor.
ゴシップ is a loanword focused on gossip about celebrities or personal scandals, while 噂 covers any kind of rumor, big or small.
噂 refers mainly to a rumor or piece of gossip circulating among people, while 評判 covers both such talk and the broader idea of a person's or thing's public reputation.
Show 6 more Show fewer 噂 is the everyday spoken word for rumor or gossip, while 説 in this sense is more formal and typically appears in writing or news.
うわさ is the standard modern word for gossip or rumor, while 物言い in this sense is rare and archaic.
噂 refers to gossip or rumor that may be true or false, whereas 持ち切り describes a topic dominating conversation regardless of its truth.
噂 specifically means rumor or gossip, while 話 in this sense is broader and can be any piece of hearsay.
噂 is gossip or rumor that may or may not be true, while 口コミ specifically refers to opinions and recommendations about products or services shared among people.
うわさ is neutral gossip or rumor that may or may not be negative, while 陰口 is specifically malicious talk about someone behind their back.
Written forms 噂うわさ Usage 82%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
うわさ Usage 15%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing and when the kanji is not needed.
ウワサ Usage 3%
Etymology The kanji 噂 is composed of 口 (mouth) and 尊 (revered), but the exact historical derivation is uncertain. The reading うわさ is native Japanese.
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