消息 (Shousoku) is a Japanese noun meaning “news (from someone), letter, contact, (someone's) whereabouts”.
Meanings
- nounnews (from someone); letter; contact
- noun(someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
Examples
それ以来彼らの消息は不明だ。
They have never been heard of since.
それ以来、彼の消息を聞いていない。
He has not been heard of since.
田中君からこの半年間何の消息もない。
I haven't heard from Tanaka for the last six months.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).