喋々

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ちょう
Jinmeiyō
ちょう
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Etymology

Middle Chinese 喋喋

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

Adjective

喋々 (-tari inflection, hiragana ちょうちょう, rōmaji chōchō, historical hiragana てふてふ)

  1. chattering incessantly

Verb

喋々する (hiragana ちょうちょうする, rōmaji chōchō suru, historical hiragana てふてふする)

  1. to chatter incessantly

Conjugation

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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