(うわさ)

うわさ
noun/suru verb
rumor, gossip, hearsay
1. rumor, gossip
Unverified information spread from person to person.
(うわさ)()いた。
I heard a rumor.
(うわさ)をすれば(かげ)
Speak of the devil.
Proverb
(かれ)(うわさ)(ひろ)まっている。
Rumors about him are spreading.
(うわさ)(しん)じないほうがいい。
You shouldn't believe rumors.
(うわさ)によると、(かれ)()めるらしい。
According to rumors, he's going to quit.
(うわさ)ばかりしないで。
Don't just gossip.
2. reputation, talk
What people say about someone or something.
その(みせ)(うわさ)どおり美味(おい)しかった。
The restaurant was as delicious as people said.
(わる)(うわさ)()っている。
Bad rumors are going around.
あの会社(かいしゃ)(うわさ)()いたことがある。
I've heard talk about that company.
いい(うわさ)()いて安心(あんしん)した。
I was relieved to hear good things.
(うわさ)(みせ)()ってみたが、本当(ほんとう)素晴(すば)らしかった。
I tried going to the much-talked-about restaurant, and it really was wonderful.

(うわさ) means rumor or gossip.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • (うわさ)()く (hear a rumor)
  • (うわさ)(ひろ)まる (rumor spreads)
  • (うわさ)になる (become the subject of rumors)
  • (うわさ)をする (to gossip)

PROVERBS:

  • (うわさ)をすれば(かげ): Speak of the devil (and he shall appear)
  • (ひと)(うわさ)七十五日(しちじゅうごにち): Rumors die down in 75 days