逸話|いつわitsuwa[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounanecdote; story; episode
   彼かれはまずユーモアのある逸話いつわを話はなして講義こうぎを始はじめた。↗

   He began his lecture with a humorous anecdote.

• SynonymエピソードNeutralLoanword broader than 「逸話」: it covers little stories or episodes and also an episode of a TV series. Neutral in register and very common in everyday speech.
• SynonymアネクドートWrittenLoanword for a short, interesting story based on a real person or event. Mostly written/formal prose and rarely used; say 「逸話」 or 「エピソード」 instead.

For an interesting story about a particular person, use 「逸話」, as in 「偉人の逸話」. In everyday speech 「エピソード」 also works; 「アネクドート」 is rarely used.

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1. 特定とくていの人物じんぶつにまつわる興味きょうみ深ふかい話はなし。