井戸端会議

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
と > ど
Grade: 2
はた > ばた
Grade: S
かい
Grade: 2

Grade: 4
kun'yomi on'yomi
Alternative spelling
井戶端會議 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology

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From 井戸(いど)(ばた) (idobata, wellside, the vicinity of the well) + (かい)() (kaigi, meeting, conference). Originally a humorous name for housewives chatting while washing clothes around a communal well.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()()(ばた)(かい)() (idobata kaigiゐどばたくわいぎ (widobata kwaigi)?

  1. (of women) gossip
    Synonyms: 世間話, 噂話

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN