Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Rumor

Alternative

Gossip

Mnemonic

Your mouth has some hidden horns, and if you have the right alcohol measurement in your body, those horns will come out of your mouth in the form of rumors and gossip.

Readings

On’yomi

そん

Kun’yomi

うわさ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

When you start to tell a rumor or spread gossip, you're a little drunk, so you slur you words. "Ooo I saw (うわさ)..." is how you start every rumor. It's got some southern drawl to it almost (Uuuwahsahw).

Visually Similar Kanji

Found In Vocabulary