駄弁

Reading

Kana: だべん
Romaji: daben
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

foolish tale; nonsense

Kanji

Readings: ダ、 タ
Meanings: burdensome, pack horse, horse load, send by horse
Readings: ベン、 ヘン、 かんむり、 わきま.える、 わ.ける、 はなびら、 あらそ.う
Meanings: valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish, conical cap

Example Sentences

ダベってないで仕事(しごと)しろ。
➥Stop shooting the breeze and get to work!
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おっと、せっかく時間(じかん)(まえ)()たのに、ダベッてたら遅刻(ちこく)しちまう。
➥Whoa, if we keep chatting, despite actually arriving early, we'll end up late!
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