Japanese symbol for “anecdote”
逸話
いつわ
Romaji: itsuwa
anecdote; story; episode
In Japanese, anecdote is 逸話, read いつわ (itsuwa).
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Meanings
- n anecdote; story; episode
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “anecdote”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小話 | こばなし kobanashi | anecdote |
| エピソード | エピソード episoodo | episode; anecdote; vignette |
| 挿話 | そうわ souwa | episode; side story; story within a story |
| 外伝 | がいでん gaiden | anecdote; side story; spin-off |
| 余話 | よわ yowa | anecdote; tidbit; gossip |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 秀逸 | しゅういつ shuuitsu | excellent; superb; first-rate |
| 逸品 | いっぴん ippin | excellent article; fine item; rare beauty |
| 逸脱 | いつだつ itsudatsu | deviation; departure |
| 逸材 | いつざい itsuzai | outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person |
| 散逸 | さんいつ san'itsu | being scattered and ultimately lost |
| 電話 | でんわ denwa | telephone call; phone call |
| 話題 | わだい wadai | topic; subject |
| 会話 | かいわ kaiwa | conversation; talk; chat |
See also: Chinese symbol for “anecdote”.
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