Vocab Info

N2 Noun

言伝(ことづて)(oral) message, declaration, hearsay, rumour, rumor

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      (oral) message, declaration, hearsay, rumour, rumor

    All Forms

    言伝 【ことづて】言伝て 【ことづて】言づて 【ことづて】

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    • Pitch Accent

    • Novels Top 36,100

    Examples

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      先生(せんせい)からの言伝(ことづて)(いもうと)から()きました。

      I heard the message from the teacher through my younger sister. {(oral) message, declaration, hearsay, rumour, rumor}

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      部下(ぶか)明日(あした)会議(かいぎ)のことを言伝(ことづて)する。

      I will pass on the message to my subordinates about tomorrow's meeting. {(oral) message, declaration, hearsay, rumour, rumor}

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      言伝(ことづて)会社(かいしゃ)倒産(とうさん)する(こと)について()きました。

      I heard through word of mouth that the company went bankrupt. {(oral) message, declaration, hearsay, rumour, rumor}

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      最近(さいきん)電話(でんわ)よりもメールで言伝(ことづて)をする(こと)(おお)傾向(けいこう)があるそうだ。

      It seems that recently there is a tendency to convey messages more by email than by phone. {(oral) message, declaration, hearsay, rumour, rumor}

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      言伝(ことづて)をしても、(つた)わるのはせいぜい内容(ないよう)だけで、気持(きも)ちまでは(つた)わりません。

      Even if you convey a message, at most only the content will be understood, not the emotions. {(oral) message, declaration, hearsay, rumour, rumor}

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