Word details

人づて

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 人づて.

Dictionary

Entry

人づて人伝とづてNounFreq #41187
1

hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine

Examples
その知らせは人づてに聞いたよ。
I heard the news through the grapevine.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

person

2 strokesFrequency 5JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ジンニン

Kun

ひと-り-と

Nanori

ひこふみ

transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition

6 strokesFrequency 416JLPT N2Grade 4

On

デンテン

Kun

つた.わるつた.えるつた.うつだ.う-づた.いつて

Nanori

つたえ

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