談笑|だんしょうdanshou[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbfriendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
    彼かれらはコーヒーを飲のみながら2時間じかん以上いじょうも談笑だんしょうした。↗
    They chatted over coffee for more than two hours.
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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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

Japanese definitions
  1. 笑わらいを混まじえ心安こころやすく話はなしをすること。打ち解うちとけた話し合はなしあい。
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