JLPT N1 · Noun

消息 (shousoku)

消息 (しょうそく, shousoku) is a Japanese noun meaning “news (from someone); letter”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しょうそく
Romaji: shousoku
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

news (from someone); letter; contact · noun
(someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements · noun

Example sentences

それ以来、彼の消息を聞いていない。

He has not been heard of since.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 消息

消

extinguish, blow out, turn offショウ・き.える・け.す · 10 strokes

息

breath, respiration, sonソク・いき · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 消息.

消すけすto erase消えるきえるto disappear消しゴムけしゴムeraser消費しょうひconsumption消防しょうぼうfire fighting消化しょうかdigestion (of food)消毒しょうどくdisinfection消耗しょうもうexhaustion消極的しょうきょくてきnegative消防署しょうぼうしょfire station打ち消すうちけすto deny取り消すとりけすto cancel消去しょうきょerasure打ち消しうちけしnegation

Source: JMdict entry 1350250 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.