おしゃべり

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

おしゃべりする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

usually written using kana alone

Casual, often light-hearted talk; can range from friendly chat to idle gossip. Used as a noun or with する.

usually written using kana alone

Describes a person who talks a lot, often in a light or gossipy way. Used as a na-adjective or noun.

〈人ひと〉とおしゃべりするto chat with someone
友とも達だちと長ちょう時じ間かんおしゃべりした。
I chatted with my friend for a long time.
〈人ひと〉はおしゃべりだsomeone is talkative
彼かれはとてもおしゃべりだ。
He is very talkative.
おしゃべりが止とまらないto not be able to stop chattering
彼かの女じょはおしゃべりが止とまらない。
She just can't stop chattering.
おしゃべりな〈人ひと〉a chatty/talkative person
おしゃべりな女おんなの子こが多おおい。
There are a lot of chatty girls.

雑ざつ談だんN1sense 1
雑談 is a more neutral or formal word for idle chat, often used in business or polite contexts, while おしゃべり leans casual and can imply lighthearted or gossipy talk.
冗じょう舌ぜつ sense 2
饒舌 is a more literary, formal word meaning talkative or garrulous, while おしゃべり is the everyday casual term for describing a chatterbox.
世せ間けん話ばなし sense 1
世間話 specifically means small talk about everyday topics with neighbors or acquaintances, whereas おしゃべり covers any casual chatting, often among friends.
話はなし好ずき sense 2
話好き simply describes someone who enjoys talking, a milder and more neutral nuance than おしゃべり, which can suggest excessive or gossipy chatter.

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口くちが軽かるいN3
口が軽い specifically implies someone can't keep secrets and blurts things out, whereas おしゃべり just means talkative or chatty without that negative implication.
しゃべり
おしゃべり can also work as an adjective meaning 'talkative' and often implies idle chatter, while 喋り is the more neutral noun for the act of talking.
口くちから先さきに生うまれるN1
おしゃべり is a neutral-to-mildly-negative word for a talkative person, while 口から先に生まれる is a stronger, more colorful derogatory idiom for the same trait.
雀すずめN1
おしゃべり is the common modern word for a chatty person, while 雀 in this figurative sense is rarer and mostly survives in set phrases.
会かい話わN4
おしゃべり is casual chit-chat or gossiping, often with a playful or idle nuance, while 会話 is the neutral term for any spoken exchange.
私し語ご
おしゃべり is a general, informal word for chit-chat, while 私語 carries the specific nuance of talking when one should be quiet.

無む口くちN2sense 2
無口 describes someone who rarely speaks, the direct opposite of おしゃべり, which describes someone who talks a lot.
寡か黙もく sense 2
寡黙 means reticent or taciturn and is a more formal antonym of おしゃべり, describing a person who speaks little.

しゃべるN3
喋る is the verb 'to chat/talk' that おしゃべり derives from, so learners often mix up when to use the verb 喋る versus the noun/adjective おしゃべり.

Derived from the verb しゃべる (to chat) with the honorific prefix お- added. The kanji 喋 is used for its meaning of 'chatter' or 'talk'.