雑談|ざつだんzatsudan[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbchatting; idle talk
    ぜひ雑談ざつだんでもしにいらしてください。↗
    You must come and have a chat with us.
Conjugation
Dictionary form雑談する(ざつだんする)
Polite (masu)雑談します(ざつだんします)
Negative (nai)雑談しない(ざつだんしない)
polite (masen)雑談しません(ざつだんしません)
classical zu / nu雑談せず・雑談せぬ(ざつだんせず・ざつだんせぬ)
Past (ta)雑談した(ざつだんした)
polite (mashita)雑談しました(ざつだんしました)
Past negative (nakatta)雑談しなかった(ざつだんしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)雑談しませんでした(ざつだんしませんでした)
Te form雑談して(ざつだんして)
Potential雑談できる(ざつだんできる)
Passive雑談される(ざつだんされる)
Causative雑談させる(ざつだんさせる)
Causative passive雑談させられる(ざつだんさせられる)
Conditional (ba)雑談すれば(ざつだんすれば)
tara雑談したら(ざつだんしたら)
Volitional雑談しよう(ざつだんしよう)
polite (mashou)雑談しましょう(ざつだんしましょう)
Imperative雑談しろ(ざつだんしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymおしゃべりNeutralColloquial: chatting, or a talkative person, as in 「おしゃべりな子」; it leans toward ordinary everyday chitchat.
  • Synonym談笑だんしょうWrittenWritten word for talking and laughing together, as in 「談笑する二人」; stresses a relaxed, cheerful mood.
  • Synonym閑談かんだんWrittenWritten word for leisurely, unhurried chat; rare in modern Japanese — in everyday speech say 「雑談」.
  • Synonym閑話かんわWrittenWritten word for idle talk or digressions; mostly seen in 「閑話休題」, which signals 'back to the main topic'.
  • Synonym雑話ざつわNeutralIdle talk or chitchat on assorted topics; uncommon, and seen even less often than 「雑談」.
  • Related歓談かんだんNeutralPleasant, friendly conversation, as in 「ご歓談ください」; leans toward small talk at parties and banquets, with a polite tone.
  • RelatedだべるCasualColloquial: to idle away time chatting or rambling, as in 「喫茶店でだべる」; has a casual, easygoing feel.
  • RelatedくっちゃべるCasualSlang for yakking or chatting idly; carries a rough, casual feel.
  • Antonym用談ようだんWrittenWritten word for discussing business or important matters; the opposite of aimless 「雑談」.

For aimless, casual chat, use 「雑談」, as in 「雑談を交わす」. In colloquial speech say 「おしゃべり」; for polite small talk at a party or banquet, 「歓談」; for chatting with laughter, 「談笑」. The opposite of idle chat is 「用談」, a business discussion.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 複数ふくすうの人ひとでとりとめのない様々さまざまな会話かいわをすること。そのような会話かいわ。
Kanji in this word
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