談笑|だんしょうdanshou[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbfriendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 談笑する(だんしょうする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 談笑します(だんしょうします) |
| Negative (nai) | 談笑しない(だんしょうしない) |
| polite (masen) | 談笑しません(だんしょうしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 談笑せず・談笑せぬ(だんしょうせず・だんしょうせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 談笑した(だんしょうした) |
| polite (mashita) | 談笑しました(だんしょうしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 談笑しなかった(だんしょうしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 談笑しませんでした(だんしょうしませんでした) |
| Te form | 談笑して(だんしょうして) |
| Potential | 談笑できる(だんしょうできる) |
| Passive | 談笑される(だんしょうされる) |
| Causative | 談笑させる(だんしょうさせる) |
| Causative passive | 談笑させられる(だんしょうさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 談笑すれば(だんしょうすれば) |
| tara | 談笑したら(だんしょうしたら) |
| Volitional | 談笑しよう(だんしょうしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 談笑しましょう(だんしょうしましょう) |
| Imperative | 談笑しろ(だんしょうしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- SynonymおしゃべりCasualColloquial: idle chat, but also a talkative person or chatterbox. Unlike 「談笑」, it suggests no particular warmth or laughter.
- Synonym雑談ざつだんNeutralNeutral word for rambling, aimless chat, as in 「雑談する」; 「談笑」 adds a cheerful, laughing atmosphere.
- Synonym歓談かんだんWrittenWritten/formal: pleasant conversation; frequently heard from hosts at parties, as in 「ご歓談ください」.
- Synonym語らうかたらうWrittenWritten and old-fashioned: to talk intimately with someone; can also mean inviting a companion along.
- Synonym閑談かんだんWrittenWritten word for leisurely idle talk, also pointless chatter; rarely used.
- Synonym閑話かんわWrittenWritten; seen mostly in the set phrase 「閑話休題」; idle talk or a digression from the topic at hand.
- Synonym雑話ざつわWrittenWritten word for miscellaneous chitchat; also appears in book titles; rare.
- Related語り合うかたりあうNeutralTo talk heart-to-heart with each other, as in 「夢を語り合う」; stresses deep, earnest exchange rather than lighthearted fun.
- RelatedくっちゃべるCasualSlangy and colloquial: to chatter on endlessly; very casual in flavor.
- RelatedだべるCasualSlangy: to ramble on about this and that; carries a slightly negative nuance.
- Antonym沈黙ちんもくNeutralAn ordinary neutral word for keeping silent, saying nothing at all; it stands against the lively, laughing exchange of 「談笑」.
- Antonym無言むごんWrittenThe same word 「しじま」 as above; also written 「無言」 or 「黙」; soundless quiet, opposed to 「談笑」.
- AntonymしじまWrittenRead 「しじま」; a literary word for deep stillness, the opposite of 「談笑」's cheerful chatter.
For plain idle chat, use 「おしゃべり」 or 「雑談」. Use 「談笑」 when people talk in a warm, laughing mood, as in 「和やかに談笑する」; at a party or banquet, 「ご歓談」 is the word. For an earnest heart-to-heart, 「語り合う」 fits better. The opposite of lively talk is 「沈黙」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


