adverb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
as rumored; just as the rumors said
Used when something turns out to match what people have been saying. Often appears as 噂通りだ or 噂通りの.
Just as rumored, he was very kind.
It was a beautiful view, just as rumored.
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
Variant with どおり in kana.
Variant with うわさ in kana.
Compound of 噂 (うわさ, 'rumor') and 通り (どおり, 'as, in accordance with').