喋
talk, chat, chatter
Readings
On'yomi
- チョウ
- トウ
Kun'yomi
- しゃべ.る
- ついば.む
Meaning
喋 centers on informal, often rapid speech: talking, chatting, or chattering. The idea is light, flowing verbal exchange.
Most common words using 喋
- 喋るしゃべるN3
to talk; to chat; to chatter
- お喋りおしゃべりN3
chattering; talk; idle talk; chat; chitchat; gossip
- 喋りしゃべり
talk; chat
- 喋々ちょうちょう
glibly; volubly; at great length
- 喋々喃々ちょうちょうなんなん
billing and cooing; holding an intimate, long-winded conversation in whispers
- 喋くりしゃべくり
chatting without a break; talking without pause
- 喋くるしゃべくる
to chat enthusiastically; to chatter; to talk on and on
- 喋りまくるしゃべりまくる
to talk on and on; to talk one's head off
- 喋り合うしゃべりあう
to talk together; to chat together
Study
Etymology
喋 combines 口 (mouth) with 枼, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to thin, leaf-like things, suggesting light, rapid speech.
Meaning mnemonic
A mouth 口 beside 枼, which looks like a tree 木 with leaves 世, suggests words fluttering out like leaves in a breeze: light, rapid chatter.
Reading mnemonic
For チョウ, imagine a chatty bird named Chou perched on the tree 木, chirping nonstop: Chou -> チョウ, and its mouth 口 never stops talking.