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風評 (ふうひょう, fuuhyou) Japanese meaning: rumor | Kotomora
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悪わる
い
風ふう
評ひょう
が
広ひろ
まっ
て
いる
。
Bad rumors about that company are spreading.
Tourists decreased due to reputational damage from rumors.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 について 風ふう 評ひょう が 立た つ for a rumor to arise about something
A rumor arose about the safety of that factory.
風ふう 評ひょう が 広ひろ がる for a rumor to spread
The rumor spread rapidly on the internet.
風ふう 評ひょう に 惑まど わされる to be misled by a rumor
Consumers stopped buying the product, misled by rumors.
風ふう 評ひょう を 信しん じる to believe a rumor
He believed the rumor and stopped investing in the company.
Kanji 評 evaluate, criticism, comment Related words 噂 is the common, everyday word for rumor or gossip, while 風評 is more formal and typically appears in news or business contexts.
デマ specifically means a false or malicious rumor, whereas 風評 can be neutral or simply unverified.
評判 refers to a person's or thing's general reputation or public assessment, while 風評 focuses on the spreading of a specific piece of unverified information.
憶測 is a personal guess or speculation about facts, while 風評 is information that is already circulating among many people.
Etymology Compound of 風 (ふう, 'wind; appearance; style') and 評 (ひょう, 'criticism; evaluation'), literally meaning 'evaluation carried by the wind' or 'hearsay'.
