閑話休題

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
閑	話	休	題
かん Grade: S	わ Grade: 2	きゅう Grade: 1	だい Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かんわきゅうだい (Atamadaka + Heiban – -)^[1]^[2]
(Tokyo) かんわきゅうだい (Heiban + Heiban – -)^[1]

(Tokyo) かんわきゅうだい (Atamadaka – )^[3]
IPA^(key):

Interjection

閑(かん)話(わ)休(きゅう)題(だい) • (kanwa-kyūdai) ^{←かんわきうだい (kan'wakiudai)^?}

setting idle chatter aside and returning to the main topic

See also

本筋(ほんすじ) (honsuji, “main topic”)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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