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饒舌家 (じょうぜつか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

饒じょう舌ぜつ家か

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Meanings

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noun

talkative person; chatterbox

Describes someone who talks a lot, often excessively. Slightly formal or literary; in casual speech おしゃべり is more common.

彼かれは饒じょう舌ぜつ家かで、会かい議ぎが終おわっても話はなし続つづける。
He is a talkative person and keeps talking even after the meeting ends.
あの饒じょう舌ぜつ家

Kanji

饒abundant
舌tongue, reed, clapper
家house, home, family
冗

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話はなし

を

聞き

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いる

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時じ

間かん

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あっ

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いう

間ま

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過す

ぎる

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Listening to that chatterbox, time flies by in no time.

superfluous, uselessness

Similar words

おしゃべり
More common and casual term for a talkative person or chatting. 饒舌家 is more formal and emphasizes the person's nature.
多た弁べん
Means 'talkative' as an adjective or noun, often used in formal contexts. 饒舌家 specifically refers to a person who is talkative.

Written forms

饒じょう舌ぜつ家か
Standard kanji form. 饒舌 means 'talkative' and 家 is a suffix for a person with that trait.
冗じょう舌ぜつ家か
Variant using 冗 (redundant) instead of 饒 (abundant). Less common but recognized.

Etymology

Compound of 饒舌 (talkative, from 饒 'abundant' and 舌 'tongue') and 家 (suffix for a person with a certain trait). The variant 冗舌家 uses 冗 'redundant' instead of 饒.