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What does 雑談 (ざつだん, zatsudan) mean?

雑談 (ざつだん, zatsudan) means chitchat, small talk.

Quick facts
Readingざつだん
Romajizatsudan
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ざつだん
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonzatsudan

chitchat, small talk

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive chatting; idle talk

Example sentences

  • During the break, I chatted with my coworker.

  • We had a bit of small talk before the meeting.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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