noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. hearing casually, hearing by chance, learning by hearsay.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
仄聞 そくぶん
側聞 そくぶん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

be seen dimly, suggest, intimate
ほの.か ソク かたむ.く (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
hear, ask, listen
き.く ブン モン (2nd, N5)
gate, counter for cannons
モン かど と (2nd, N2)
ear
みみ ジ がみ (1st, N3)