おしゃべり (oshaberi) Japanese meaning: chattering | Kotomora

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.

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.

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'.