噂話

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
うわさ
Jinmeiyō
はなし > ばなし
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
噂話し
うわさ話

Etymology

Compound of (uwasa, rumor) +‎ (banashi, story). The hanashi changes to banashi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

(うわさ)(ばなし) (uwasabanashi

  1. gossip, rumor
    Synonym: 世間話 (sekenbanashi)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN