This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ソン、うわさ
Romaji: son, uwasa
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

rumor, gossip, hearsay

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  30
Frequency:  2298
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-3-12
Korean Reading:  jun
Chinese Reading:  zun3
Unicode:  5642
JIS:  313D

Indexes

Nelson Index: 991
New Nelson Index: 896
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3d12.10
Four Corner Index: 6804.6
Daikanwanjiten Index: 4286X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.1150
Remembering the kanji Index: 2161
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 652
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2282
Kodansha Kanji Index: 883

Words

(うわさ)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
噂をすれば影 (うわさをすればかげ)
speak of the devil
噂を聞く (うわさをきく)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
噂を流す (うわさをながす)
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
噂話 (うわさばなし)
gossip
噂に上る (うわさにのぼる)
to be gossiped about
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
噂を立てられる (うわさをたてられる)
to be gossiped about
噂通り (うわさどおり)
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
根も葉も無い噂 (ねもはもないうわさ)
groundless rumor; groundless rumour
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