Vocab Info

N1 Noun

消息(しょうそく)news (from somebody), letter, contact, (somebody's) whereabouts, (somebody's) movements

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      news (from someone), letter, contact

    2. Noun

      2.

      (someone's) whereabouts, (someone's) movements

    All Forms

    消息 【しょうそく】消息 【しょうそこ】

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    Examples

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      消息(しょうそく)()った飛行機(ひこうき)捜索(そうさく)する。

      Searching for the airplane that lost contact. {news (from somebody), letter, contact, (somebody's) whereabouts, (somebody's) movements}

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      (わたし)(とお)くにいる(はは)とよく消息(しょうそく)()わしている。

      I often exchange news with my mother who is far away. {news (from somebody), letter, contact, (somebody's) whereabouts, (somebody's) movements}

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      そのジャーナリストは政界(せいかい)消息(しょうそく)(つう)じています。

      That journalist is well-informed about the movements in the political world. {news (from somebody), letter, contact, (somebody's) whereabouts, (somebody's) movements}

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      芸能(げいのう)(かい)消息(しょうそく)(くわ)しい記者(きしゃ)雑誌(ざっし)にとある情報(じょうほう)提供(ていきょう)したそうです。

      It seems that a journalist who is knowledgeable about the ins and outs of the entertainment industry provided a certain piece of information to a magazine. {news (from somebody), letter, contact, (somebody's) whereabouts, (somebody's) movements}

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      政府(せいふ)偵察(ていさつ)()消息(しょうそく)()ったとあって、政治(せいじ)()たちが(あわ)てふためいている。

      Hearing that the government's reconnaissance plane has lost contact, the politicians are in a state of panic. {news (from somebody), letter, contact, (somebody's) whereabouts, (somebody's) movements}

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