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消息しょうそく (shousoku)

news, letter, circumstances

  • JLPT N1
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  • #16509 most frequent

Meaning

消息 (しょうそく, shousoku) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “news, letter, circumstances”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

彼女かのじょは消息しょうそく不明ふめいです

Her whereabouts are unknown.

帰京後の消息は不明。

Their whereabouts after returning to the capital are unknown.

それ以来いらい彼かれらの消息しょうそくは不明ふめいだ。

They have never been heard of since.

それ以来いらい、彼かれの消息しょうそくを聞きいていない。

He has not been heard of since.

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