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一つ話 (ひとつばなし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

一ひとつ話ばなし

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Meanings

1

anecdote; common talk

Refers to a short, often humorous story or a piece of gossip that is widely known. Can imply a story that is told repeatedly.

彼かれはいつも同おなじ一ひとつ話ばなしを

する

。

He always tells the same anecdote.

その失しっ敗ぱいは町まちの一ひとつ話ばなしになった。

That failure became the talk of the town.

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
話tale, talk

Related words

逸いつ話わ
逸話 is a more formal term for an anecdote, often about a famous person or historical event, while 一つ話 is casual and can refer to any short, often repeated story or gossip.
噂うわさ話ばなし
噂話 specifically means rumor or gossip, while 一つ話 can be any short story, not necessarily unverified.

Built from

一ひと+話はなし

Etymology

Compound of 一つ (one) and 話 (story). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it likely originated from the idea of a single, self-contained story or a story that is told as one piece.