噂（うわさ）
JLPT N3 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: rumor/gossip
Example sentences
- その噂は本当ではなかった。 — That rumor wasn't true.
- 噂はすぐに町中に広まった。 — The rumor spread through the whole town in no time.
Idioms & proverbs containing “噂”
- 噂をすれば影 (うわさをすればかげ) — speak of the devil
- 人の噂も七十五日 (ひとのうわさもしちじゅうごにち) — a wonder lasts but nine days; gossip lasts just 75 days
- 噂をすれば影が射す (うわさをすればかげがさす) — speak of the devil and he shall appear; speak rumours of someone and they shall appear
- 風の噂 (かぜのうわさ) — hearsay; rumor; grapevine
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