囁く

ささやく

to whisper, to murmur

Also:to rumor

What does 囁く mean?

囁く is a Japanese verb meaning to whisper, to murmur in English. It can also be translated as to rumor depending on context. It is written as 囁く in kanji, ささやく in hiragana, and sasayaku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

一人の教授がささやいた。

One of his colleagues whispered.