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Japanese symbol for “chatter”

Romaji: shaberu
to talk; to chat; to chatter

In Japanese, chatter is , read (shaberu).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. v5r, vi, vt to talk; to chat; to chatter

Kanji and stroke order

talk, chat, chatter
on: チョウ、トウ
kun: しゃべ.る、ついば.む
12 strokes

Other Japanese words for “chatter”

WordReadingMeaning
むだぐち mudaguchichatter; idle talk
じょうげん jougenchatter; useless words
むだごと mudagotochatter; idle talk
ビビリ bibirichatter (undesirable vibration in machine tools)
ぺちゃぺちゃ pechapechachatter; prattle

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
おしゃべり oshaberichattering; talk; idle talk
しゃべり shaberitalk; chat
ちょうちょうなんなん chouchounannanbilling and cooing; holding an intimate, long-winded conversation in whispers
しゃべくり shabekurichatting without a break; talking without pause
しゃべくる shabekuruto chat enthusiastically; to chatter; to talk on and on

See also: Chinese symbol for “chatter”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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