多弁・多辯|たべんtaben[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
多弁多弁 is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners. It is written entirely in kanji.
多辯多辯 is less common than 多弁 and uses an outdated kanji. Beginners should use 多弁 instead.
Definitions
- noun, na-adjectivetalkativeness; loquacity; garrulousness; volubility
- no-adjective, botanypolypetalous
- no-adjective, zoologymultivalve
Conjugation
| Plain form | 多弁（たべん） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 多弁です（たべんです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 多弁ではない（たべんではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 多弁ではありません（たべんではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 多弁だった（たべんだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 多弁ではなかった（たべんではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 多弁で（たべんで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 多弁に（たべんに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 多弁なら（たべんなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym饒舌じょうぜつWrittenWritten/formal word for talking too much or too wordily, often said disapprovingly; carries more of a judgment than 「多弁」.
- RelatedおしゃべりNeutralColloquial word for someone talkative and fond of chatting; also used for a blabbermouth who can't keep secrets.
- Related口まめくちまめNeutralTalkative and quick to strike up conversation with people; used less often, and more everyday than the bookish 「多弁」.
- Antonym寡黙かもくWrittenWritten/formal antonym: taciturn and saying little; the direct opposite of talkative 「多弁」.
- Antonym無口むくちNeutralNeutral antonym: quiet and untalkative; the everyday opposite of 「多弁」.
For talkative people use 「多弁」, which leans written/formal, as in 「多弁な人」. When you disapprove of someone talking too much, 「饒舌」 fits; for everyday chattiness use 「おしゃべり」. The opposites are 「無口」 and 「寡黙」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
- 口数の多い様。
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