Japanese symbol for “drivel”
戯言
たわごと
Romaji: tawagoto
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
In Japanese, drivel is 戯言, read たわごと (tawagoto).
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Meanings
- n nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
Written forms: 戯言、譫言、たわ言、戲言. Readings: たわごと、たわこと.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遊戯 | ゆうぎ yuugi | play; playing; game |
| 戯曲 | ぎきょく gikyoku | drama; play |
| 戯画 | ぎが giga | caricature; cartoon; comics |
| 戯れ | たわむれ tawamure | play; sport; fun |
| 悪戯 | いたずら itazura | mischief; prank; trick |
| 言う | いう iu | to say; to utter; to declare |
| 言葉 | ことば kotoba | language; dialect |
| 発言 | はつげん hatsugen | statement; remark; observation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “drivel”.
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.