Meaning of 小話(こばなし) in Japanese

小話, 小咄
Kana Reading
こばなし, しょうわ
Romaji
kobanashi, shōwa
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    anecdote
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    brief (comic) story

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話 JLPT 5

13 strokes

tale, talk

On'Yomi: ワ

Kun'Yomi: はな.す, はなし

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小 JLPT 5

3 strokes

little, small

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi: ちい.さい, こ-, お-, さ-

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咄

8 strokes

pshaw, god forbid

On'Yomi: トツ

Kun'Yomi: はなし, しか.る

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