Word Meaning 又聞き

またぎき matagiki

又聞き is read as またぎき (matagiki) and means hearsay.

Meaning

English

  1. hearsay
  2. learning by hearsay

Reading

Kana

またぎき

Romaji

matagiki

Writing Variants

  • また聞き またぎき matagiki

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Antonyms 直話 Rank 129131 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

又は

または

or

また

indirect

又小作

またこさく

subtenancy

又家来

またげらい

secondary retainer

又来週

またらいしゅう

see you next week

又の日

またのひ

another day

又請負

またうけおい

subcontract

聞き書き

ききがき

writing down what one hears

見聞き

みきき

information

立聞き

たちぎき

eavesdropping

ご用聞き

ごようきき

the rounds of tradesmen going door to door

余所聞き

よそぎき

reputation

Example Sentences

3

He got all his information from secondary sources.

As I heard the story secondhand, I can't ascertain the truth of it.

I got this information second hand, so I may be wrong.