洒落

See also: 灑落

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 洒落 – see 灑落 (“to trickle; to drip; confident and at ease; natural and elegant”). (This term, 洒落, is the simplified form of 灑落.)
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
洒	落
しゃ Hyōgaiji	Grade: 3

Etymology

From 洒落る (shareru, “to make neat, to dress carefully”), from Old Japanese 曝る (saru, “to skeletonize”) (Japanese 曝れる). Example of phonetic ateji (当て字).

Adjectival noun

洒落 (-na inflection, hiragana しゃれ, katakana シャレ, rōmaji share)

(usually in the form of お洒落) good-looking; well-dressed; clean and tidy.
joke, funny

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