Word Meaning 側聞

そくぶん sokubun

側聞 is read as そくぶん (sokubun) and means hearing casually.

Meaning

English

  1. hearing casually
  2. hearing by chance
  3. learning by hearsay

Reading

Kana

そくぶん

Romaji

sokubun

Writing Variants

  • 仄聞 そくぶん sokubun

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 76824 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

そく

first principle of the Eight Principles of Yong

側面

そくめん

aspect

かわ

(watch) case

側近

そっきん

close associate

側室

そくしつ

concubine (of a noble)

側方

そくほう

lateral

側部

そくぶ

the side

側生動物

そくせいどうぶつ

parazoan (member of an ancestral subkingdom of animals whose only surviving members are the sponges)

側目

そばめ

outsider's perspective

側近政治

そっきんせいじ

administration by close advisers

側近く

そばちかく

nearby

側道

そくどう

service road