Word details

小話

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 小話.

Dictionary

Entry

小話小咄小噺なしょうわ (小話)NounFreq #61933
1

anecdote

2

brief (comic) story

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

little, small

3 strokesFrequency 114JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ショウ

Kun

ちい.さいこ-お-さ-

Nanori

いさらこうさざしゃおちいさ

tale, talk

13 strokesFrequency 134JLPT N4Grade 2

On

Kun

はな.すはなし

exclamation of surprise, cry out (in anger), scold, talk, chat

8 strokes

On

トツ

Kun

はなししか.る

Nanori

はな

talk, (kokuji)

16 strokesFrequency 2,308

Kun

はなし

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