"世間話" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [se̞kẽ̞mba̠na̠ɕi] Forms: 世間話 [canonical] (ruby: (), (けん), (ばなし)), sekenbanashi [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 世間 (seken, “people, society”) + 話 (banashi, “story”). The hanashi changes to banashi as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Etymology templates: {{com|ja|世間|話|t1=people, society|t2=story|tr1=seken|tr2=banashi}} 世間 (seken, “people, society”) + 話 (banashi, “story”), {{sortkey|ja|世間話}} せけんはなし', {{rendaku2|hanashi|banashi}} The hanashi changes to banashi as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Head templates: {{ja-noun|せけんばなし}} 世(せ)間(けん)話(ばなし) • (sekenbanashi)
  1. gossip, small talk Synonyms: 噂話
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          "世",
          "せ"
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          "間",
          "けん"
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        ]
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            "Entry maintenance"
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "噂話"
        }
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      "other": "せけんばなし"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[se̞kẽ̞mba̠na̠ɕi]"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "世間",
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        "t2": "story",
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      },
      "expansion": "世間 (seken, “people, society”) + 話 (banashi, “story”)",
      "name": "com"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "世間話"
      },
      "expansion": "せけんはなし'",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hanashi",
        "2": "banashi"
      },
      "expansion": "The hanashi changes to banashi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).",
      "name": "rendaku2"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compound of 世間 (seken, “people, society”) + 話 (banashi, “story”). The hanashi changes to banashi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "世間話",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "世",
          "せ"
        ],
        [
          "間",
          "けん"
        ],
        [
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          "ばなし"
        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
      "form": "sekenbanashi",
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        "romanization"
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  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "せけんばなし"
      },
      "expansion": "世(せ)間(けん)話(ばなし) • (sekenbanashi)",
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        "Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms with 3 kanji",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
        "Japanese terms with rendaku",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
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      ],
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        ],
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          "small talk",
          "small talk"
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "噂話"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "other": "せけんばなし"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[se̞kẽ̞mba̠na̠ɕi]"
    }
  ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for 世間話 meaning in Japanese (1.8kB)

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