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噺 — kanji meaning “talk”

talk, (kokuji)

Meanings
talk, (kokuji)
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Strokes
16
Newspaper frequency
#2308 of 2,500
Classical radical
30

Words with 噺

WordReadingMeaning
はなしか hanashikaprofessional comic (rakugo) storyteller
さんだいばなし sandaibanashiperforming a rakugo story on the spot based on three topics given by the audience; impromptu rakugo story based on three subjects
おとしばなし otoshibanashirakugo
かるくちばなし karukuchibanashihumorous story with a punch line
つじばなし tsujibanashistories (esp. war stories) or lectures told by someone near a road or temple while begging for money

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