Word Meaning 間話

かんわ kanwa

間話 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

  • 閑話 かんわ kanwa

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 用談,要談 Rank 108327 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

間接話法

かんせつわほう

indirect speech

世間話

せけんばなし

small talk

民間説話

みんかんせつわ

folk tale

あいだ

among (a group)

間もなく

まもなく

having no time to ...

間食

かんしょく

eating between meals

room

間中

あいだじゅう

during

かん

good opportunity

はなし

circumstances

電話

でんわ

telephone (device)

小話

こばなし

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