Word Meaning 閑話

かんわ kanwa

閑話 is read as かんわ (kanwa) and means idle talk.

Meaning

English

  1. idle talk
  2. talking quietly
  3. quiet conversation

Reading

Kana

かんわ

Romaji

kanwa

Writing Variants

  • 間話 かんわ kanwa

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Antonyms 用談,要談 Rank 127607 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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閑話休題

かんわきゅうだい

getting back to the subject at hand, ...

閑静

かんせい

quiet (e.g. neighbourhood)

閑散

かんさん

idle

閑古鳥

かんこどり

cuckoo

閑日月

かんじつげつ

leisure

閑文字

かんもじ

idle words (in a written passage)

逸話

いつわ

anecdote

公衆電話

こうしゅうでんわ

public telephone

挿話

そうわ

episode

懇話

こんわ

friendly talk

秘話

ひわ

secret story

自慢話

じまんばなし

boastful speech