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소문
소문
所聞
[ somun ]
「명사」 Noun
• rumor; hearsay
News or stories which circulate among people.
media & communication
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Intermediate
The hanja from which the word comes
所 (소)
–
place, location, that which, what (nominalizer)
聞 (문)
–
to hear, to listen, to smell
Synonyms
설
–
theory; view; opinion; rumor; speculation
소리
–
sound; noise; words; voice; rumor; sori
이야기
–
story; talk; conversation; tale; rumor; hearsay
Derived words
소문나다
–
be well known; be rumored
Neighboring words in the dictionary
소립자
소만
소망
소매
소멸
소멸하다
소명
소모
소문
소문나다
소방
소방관
소방서
소방차
소변
소비
소비자
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