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What does 消息 (しょうそく, shousoku) mean?

消息 (しょうそく, shousoku) means news, whereabouts.

Quick facts
Readingしょうそく
Romajishousoku
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
しょうそく
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshousoku

news, whereabouts

  1. 1noun news (from someone); letter; contact
  2. 2noun (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements

Example sentences

  • No one knows what has become of him.

  • After graduation, all news of her stopped and she disappeared without a trace.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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