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こぼれ話 (koborebanashi) Japanese meaning: tidbit | Kotomora
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こぼれ
話ばなし
を
し
て
くれ
た
。
At the end of the meeting, the department head shared an interesting tidbit.
The sidebar in this article describes a small mishap that happened during the interview.
Related words 余よ 談だん 余談 is a more formal word for a digression or aside, while こぼれ話 feels lighter and more anecdotal.
小こ 話ばなし 小話 is a short, often humorous story or anecdote, similar to こぼれ話 but can stand alone; こぼれ話 implies it is an extra piece attached to a main topic.
Written forms こぼれ 話ばなし Usage 100%
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
零こぼ れ 話ばなし
Full kanji spelling is uncommon; 零れ is rarely used in modern writing.
Etymology Compound of こぼれ (spillover, from こぼれる 'to spill') and 話 (story). The image is of a story that spills out as an extra, not part of the main flow.
