Vocab Info

N3 う-verb (く), Intransitive verb

(ささや)to whisper, to murmur, to rumor, to rumour

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    1. う-verb (く), Intransitive verb

      1.

      to whisper, to murmur

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. う-verb (く), Intransitive verb

      2.

      to rumor, to rumour

      Usually written using kana alone, usu. in the passive

    All Forms

    囁く 【ささやく】私語く 【ささやく】

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    Examples

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      (おっと)(あい)言葉(ことば)(ささや)きました。

      I whispered words of love to my husband.

      • N3

      (だれ)かが(わたし)耳元(みみもと)(なに)かを(ささや)いた。

      Someone whispered something in my ear.

      • N3

      クラスメイトが(わたし)私生活(しせいかつ)について(ささや)いているそうです。

      It seems that classmates are whispering about my private life.

      • N3

      (よる)(ささや)(かぜ)(おと)(わたし)(つか)()った(こころ)(やさ)しく(つつ)()んでくれる。

      The sound of the wind whispering at night gently embraces my exhausted heart.

      • N3

      (だれ)かが耳元(みみもと)(ささや)いたような()がしましたが、(まわ)りには(だれ)もいませんでした。

      I felt like someone whispered in my ear, but there was no one around.

      • N2
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