Word Meaning 巷談

こうだん koudan

巷談 is read as こうだん (koudan) and means rumour.

Meaning

English

  1. rumour
  2. rumor
  3. gossip

Reading

Kana

こうだん

Romaji

koudan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

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街談巷語

がいだんこうご

street gossips and idle rumors

街談巷説

がいだんこうせつ

street gossips and idle rumors

ちまた

divide (e.g. between life and death)

会談

かいだん

talks (i.e. formal discussions)

相談

そうだん

consultation

対談

たいだん

talk

商談

しょうだん

business discussion

面談

めんだん

interview

冗談

じょうだん

joke

雑談

ざつだん

chatting

縁談

えんだん

marriage proposal

余談

よだん

digression