rumor

うわさ

本当かどうかわからないまま、人や物事について語られる話。

やさしい英語で： A story people tell about someone or something without knowing whether it is true.

• I heard a strange rumor.
• She denied the rumors about her marriage.
• Is the rumor that you are leaving true?

使い方： a rumor that… (I heard a rumor that the shop was closing.); a rumor about someone/something (There is a rumor about a new school.)

類義語： unconfirmed story

よく使う表現： spread a rumor, rumor about someone, rumor has it, hear a rumor

うわさ、風聞

事実かどうか確かめられずに、人から人へ伝わる情報。

やさしい英語で： Information passed between people that has not been shown to be true.

• That is just rumor.
• The report mixes fact with rumor.
• Their decision was based on rumor rather than evidence.

類義語： hearsay, gossip

よく使う表現： just rumor, mere rumor, based on rumor

うわさする

本当かどうかわからない話を、人について語ったり広めたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To say or spread something about someone without knowing whether it is true.

• He is rumored to be rich.
• It was rumored that the hotel would close.
• They are rumored to have bought a house together.

使い方： be rumored to do something (The company is rumored to be planning a sale.); it is rumored that… (It is rumored that she will return next year.)

類義語： gossip

よく使う表現： rumor about someone, rumor that something