Word Meaning 閑語

かんご kango

閑語 is read as かんご (kango) and means idle talk.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

かんご

Romaji

kango

Writing Variants

  • 間語 かんご kango

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 133119 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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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

閑話休題

かんわきゅうだい

getting back to the subject at hand, ...

閑文字

かんもじ

idle words (in a written passage)

標語

ひょうご

motto

熟語

じゅくご

kanji compound

俗語

ぞくご

colloquialism

同義語

どうぎご

synonym

標準語

ひょうじゅんご

standard Japanese

隠語

いんご

secret language