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Meaning of 私語(しご) in Japanese

私語, 囁き
Kana Reading
しご, ささやき
Romaji
shigo, sasayaki
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
    Example sentence
    私語をやめて話を聞け。 Stop talking and listen to me.

Examples of 私語, 囁き, しご, ささやき in a sentence

Kanji in this word

語 JLPT 5

14 strokes

word, speech, language

On'Yomi: ゴ

Kun'Yomi: かた.る, かた.らう

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私 JLPT 4

7 strokes

private, I, me

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: わたくし, わたし

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囁

21 strokes

whisper, murmur

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi: ささや.く

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