Japanese symbol for “chattering”
お喋り
おしゃべり
Romaji: oshaberi
chattering; talk; idle talk; chat
In Japanese, chattering is お喋り, read おしゃべり (oshaberi).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt chattering; talk; idle talk; chat; chitchat; gossip
- adj-na, n chatty; talkative; chatterbox; blabbermouth
Written forms: お喋り、御喋り. Readings: おしゃべり.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “chattering”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ガチガチ | ガチガチ gachigachi | chattering (teeth) |
| チャタリング | チャタリング chataringu | chattering; key-bounce (in keyboards) |
| ぺちゃくちゃ | ぺちゃくちゃ pechakucha | chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle |
| ガクガク | ガクガク gakugaku | trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth) |
| べらべら | べらべら berabera | non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 喋る | しゃべる shaberu | to talk; to chat; to chatter |
| 喋り | しゃべり shaberi | talk; chat |
| 喋々喃々 | ちょうちょうなんなん chouchounannan | billing and cooing; holding an intimate, long-winded conversation in whispers |
| 喋くり | しゃべくり shabekuri | chatting without a break; talking without pause |
| 喋くる | しゃべくる shabekuru | to chat enthusiastically; to chatter; to talk on and on |
See also: Chinese symbol for “chattering”.
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