Japanese symbol for “tidbit”
こぼれ話
こぼればなし
Romaji: koborebanashi
tidbit; titbit; digression; sidebar
In Japanese, tidbit is こぼれ話, read こぼればなし (koborebanashi).
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Meanings
- n tidbit; titbit; digression; sidebar; snippet
Written forms: こぼれ話、零れ話. Readings: こぼればなし.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “tidbit”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 余話 | よわ yowa | anecdote; tidbit; gossip |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 対話 | たいわ taiwa | dialogue; conversation; talk |
| 世話 | せわ sewa | care; looking after; help |
| 話し合い | はなしあい hanashiai | discussion; talk; tête-à-tête |
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.