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噂 = 口 + 尊

噂 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “gossip”. It is built from 口 (mouth) and 尊 (revered). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2282.

Keyword
gossip
RTK frame
2282
Strokes
15
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ソン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
うわさ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
rumor, сплетни
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
噂 meet

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 口 mouth
  2. 尊 revered

How to find 噂 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mouth” + “revered”. 噂 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 噂 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.