Word Meaning 消息

しょうそく shousoku

消息 is read as しょうそく (shousoku) and means (someone's) whereabouts.

Meaning

English

  1. (someone's) whereabouts
  2. (someone's) movements
  3. news (from someone)
  4. letter
  5. contact

Reading

Kana

しょうそく

Romaji

shousoku

Writing Variants

  • 消息 しょうそこ shousoko

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 535 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

消息不明

しょうそくふめい

untraceable

消息子

しょうそくし

probe

消息通

しょうそくつう

well-informed person

消息文

しょうそくぶん

personal letter

消息を絶つ

しょうそくをたつ

to stop communicating

消息筋

しょうそくすじ

informed circles

消費

しょうひ

consumption

消化

しょうか

digestion (of food)

消費者

しょうひしゃ

consumer

消火

しょうか

fire fighting

消す

けす

to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.)

Example Sentences

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They have never been heard of since.

Nothing has been heard from him since he left for America.

I read in the newspaper that contact with the plane had been lost.

According to informed sources, ____ Ltd. is preparing for the move up to the first section of the Tokyo Stock exchange.

Not knowing that Nancy had left him, I put my foot in my mouth by asking Paul how she was.