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叢談 (soudan) Japanese meaning: collection of stories | Kotomora
じ 字
Kanji 叢 plexus, clump of bushes, thicket Related words 物語集ものがたりしゅう 物語集 is a more common word for a collection of stories, while 叢談 is a rare, literary term often used in book titles.
随ずい 筆ひつ 集しゅう 随筆集 refers to a collection of essays or miscellaneous writings, whereas 叢談 specifically implies a collection of tales or anecdotes.
Etymology Compound of 叢 (そう, 'gathering, thicket') and 談 (だん, 'talk, story'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with a collection of miscellaneous stories.
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