歓かん談だん

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

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

Meanings

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

pleasant chat; friendly talk

Describes a relaxed, enjoyable conversation. Often used in formal or written contexts, but the activity itself is casual.

久ひさしぶりに友ゆう人じんと歓かん談だんした。
I had a pleasant chat with a friend for the first time in a while.
会かい議ぎの後あと、参さん加か者しゃ同どう士しで歓かん談だんする時じ間かんが設もうけられた。
After the meeting, time was set aside for the participants to chat with each other.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉と歓かん談だんするto have a pleasant chat with someone
パーティーで旧きゅう友ゆうと歓かん談だんした。
I had a pleasant chat with an old friend at the party.
歓かん談だんの時じ間かんを持もつto have time set aside for friendly conversation
会かい議ぎの後あと、参さん加か者しゃは歓かん談だんの時じ間かんを持もった。
After the meeting, the participants had some time for pleasant conversation.
歓かん談だんに花はなが咲さくfor the conversation to become lively and enjoyable
同どう窓そう会かいでは昔むかしの思おもい出で話ばなしに歓かん談だんの花はなが咲さいた。
At the reunion, the reminiscing turned into a lively, pleasant chat.

Kanji

歓delight, joy
談discuss, talk
款goodwill, article, section

Related words· 6

談だん笑しょう
談笑 emphasizes chatting with laughter, while 歓談 focuses on the pleasant, relaxed mood of the talk itself.
会かい話わN4
会話 is a neutral, general word for conversation, whereas 歓談 specifically implies a friendly, enjoyable atmosphere.
雑ざつ談だんN1
雑談 refers to casual small talk about trivial topics, while 歓談 stresses the warm, congenial feeling of the exchange.
懇こん談だん
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.

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懇こん話わ
歓談 describes a cheerful, sociable chat among friends, very close in feel to 懇話 but slightly more festive.
語かたらう
歓談する is a formal term for pleasant, sociable chatting, while 語らう suggests a deeper, more personal or intimate exchange of feelings.

Don't confuse with

感かん嘆たんN1
感嘆 (admiration, exclamation) sounds almost identical to 歓談 (pleasant chat) but has a completely unrelated meaning.

Written forms

歓かん談だんUsage100%
Standard kanji form; 歓 suggests joy, 談 suggests talk.
款かん談だん
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 款 can mean 'article' or 'friendship', but this spelling is uncommon.

Etymology

Compound of 歓 (joy, pleasure) and 談 (talk, discussion). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with a joyful conversation.