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漫談 (まんだん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

漫まん談だん

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

chat; rambling talk; desultory conversation

Refers to casual, meandering talk or a light, often humorous monologue. Can be used for a stand-up comedy routine or just idle chatter.

彼かれの漫まん談だんはいつも面おも白しろい。
His rambling talk is always funny.
友とも達だちと漫まん談だんして

時じ

間かん

を

潰つぶ

し

た

。

I killed time chatting with a friend.

Kanji

漫cartoon, involuntarily, unrestrained
談discuss, talk

Similar words

雑ざつ談だん
雑談 is general idle chat, while 漫談 often implies a more entertaining, sometimes performed, rambling talk.
漫まん才ざい
漫才 is a two-person comedy act, whereas 漫談 is typically a solo comic monologue or casual talk.

Etymology

From 漫 (rambling, aimless) and 談 (talk, conversation). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since the early 20th century for comic monologues.