Japanese symbol for “chatting”
雑談
ざつだん
Romaji: zatsudan
chatting; idle talk
In Japanese, chatting is 雑談, read ざつだん (zatsudan).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs chatting; idle talk
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 雑誌 | ざっし zasshi | magazine; journal; periodical |
| 複雑 | ふくざつ fukuzatsu | complex; complicated; intricate |
| 混雑 | こんざつ konzatsu | congestion; crush; crowding |
| 大雑把 | おおざっぱ oozappa | rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general |
| 雑草 | ざっそう zassou | weed |
| 相談 | そうだん soudan | consultation; discussion; discussing |
| 冗談 | じょうだん joudan | joke; jest; funny story |
| 会談 | かいだん kaidan | talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting |
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.