喋る

• 読み: しゃべる
• ローマ字: shaberu
• 漢字の分解: 喋 (chou/shabe) — to chatter, talk
• 発音: /ɕa.be.ɾɯ/

意味

To talk; to chat; to chatter. Casual word for speaking or conversing.

A Group 1 (godan) verb conjugated with the る row. More casual and colloquial than 話す (to speak). Implies informal, sometimes excessive talking. Can have a slightly negative nuance when suggesting someone talks too much or reveals secrets (秘密を喋る — to blab a secret). Very common in everyday conversation.

例文

1. 友達と電話で二時間も喋ってしまった。
2. あの人は秘密を何でも喋ってしまう。
3. カフェでコーヒーを飲みながら喋った。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, friends, phone calls

トーン: casual

起源と歴史

The kanji 喋 contains the mouth radical (口), reflecting its meaning of speaking. The character originally conveyed the idea of rapid, continuous speech — chattering.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal