Word Meaning 伝聞

でんぶん dembun

伝聞 is read as でんぶん (dembun) and means hearsay.

Meaning

English

hearsay
rumor
rumour
report

Reading

Kana

でんぶん

Romaji

dembun

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 19292 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

伝え聞く

つたえきく

to learn by hearsay

聞き伝え

ききづたえ

hearsay

聞き伝える

ききつたえる

to hear (secondhand)

伝説

でんせつ

legend

伝言

でんごん

verbal message

伝達

でんたつ

transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity)

伝わる

つたわる

to be handed down (from generation to generation)

伝う

つたう

to go along

伝法

でんぽう

teaching Buddhism

伝記

でんき

biography

伝える

つたえる

to convey

伝道

でんどう

missionary work

Example Sentences

伝聞であることを示す表現はいろいろある。

There are various expressions that indicate something is hearsay.

新聞記事では、伝聞情報は伝聞とわかるように書くことが鉄則だ。

It is a firm rule in newspaper articles that second-hand information is clearly noted as such.