懇こん談だん

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懇談する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	懇こん談だんする	懇こん談だんしない
Polite	懇こん談だんします	懇こん談だんしません
Past polite	懇こん談だんしました	懇こん談だんしませんでした
Past	懇こん談だんした	懇こん談だんしなかった
Te-form	懇こん談だんして	懇こん談だんしないで
Desire	懇こん談だんしたい	懇こん談だんしたくない
Potential	懇こん談だんできる	懇こん談だんできない
Passive	懇こん談だんされる	懇こん談だんされない
Causative	懇こん談だんさせる	懇こん談だんさせない
Causative passive	懇こん談だんさせられる	懇こん談だんさせられない
Volitional	懇こん談だんしよう
Polite volitional	懇こん談だんしましょう
Imperative	懇こん談だんしろ	懇こん談だんするな
Conditional	懇こん談だんすれば	懇こん談だんしなければ
Tara conditional	懇こん談だんしたら	懇こん談だんしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

friendly chat; informal talk; relaxed conversation

Often used for a cordial, unofficial discussion or meeting, especially in political, business, or diplomatic contexts. Carries a nuance of openness and lack of formality.

両りょう首しゅ脳のうは昼ちゅう食しょくをとりながら懇こん談だんした。
The two leaders had a friendly chat over lunch.
懇こん談だんの場ばでは、本ほん音ねの意い見けんが飛とび交かった。
At the informal meeting, frank opinions were exchanged.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉と懇こん談だんするto have a friendly, informal talk with someone
市し長ちょうは住じゅう民みんと懇こん談だんした。
The mayor had a friendly talk with the residents.
〈人ひと〉を招まねいて懇こん談だんするto invite someone for an informal chat
会かい社しゃは取とり引ひき先さきを招まねいて懇こん談だんした。
The company invited its business partners for an informal chat.
懇こん談だんの場ばを設もうけるto arrange an occasion for friendly discussion
両りょう国こくの代だい表ひょう者しゃは懇こん談だんの場ばを設もうけた。
Representatives from both countries arranged an occasion for informal talks.

Kanji

懇sociable, kind, courteous
談discuss, talk

Related words

会かい談だんN2
会談 refers to a formal, structured meeting or talks (often official), while 懇談 is a relaxed, friendly conversation without strict formality.
歓かん談だん
歓談 and 懇談 both describe pleasant, informal conversation, but 歓談 stresses the enjoyable, lighthearted mood while 懇談 can also carry a purposeful, semi-official tone.
面めん談だんN1
面談 is typically a one-on-one interview or consultation and more formal, whereas 懇談 suggests a friendlier, less structured exchange, often among several people.
雑ざつ談だんN1
雑談 is casual small talk about anything, while 懇談 usually happens in a specific setting (business, politics) with some purpose behind the friendly tone.
座ざ談だん
座談 refers to a group discussion or roundtable talk, while 懇談 emphasizes the warm, informal atmosphere of the conversation itself.

Don't confuse with

懇こん意い
懇談 means a friendly, informal talk or discussion, whereas 懇意 describes the underlying close relationship itself, not an act of conversing.

Word family

懇こん談だん会かい
informal meeting; get-together; gathering for discussion · colloquium; panel discussion; discussion session

Etymology

Compound of 懇 (こん, 'sincere, kind') and 談 (だん, 'talk, discussion'). The kanji suggest a heartfelt, earnest conversation, which aligns with the modern sense of a friendly, informal chat.