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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

しゃべる

N3
shaberu
  1. to talk
  2. to chat
  3. to chatter
godan verbtransitiveintransitive

Also written 喋る

Chinese meanings

说话;聊天;说漏嘴

Examples

  • つい彼かれが病びょう気きだということをしゃべってしまった。
    I've just let slip that he is sick.
    我不小心说出了他生病的事。
  • 彼かれらは英えい語ごをしゃべっていますか。
    Are they speaking English?
    他们在说英语吗?
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('6b76d0e68b'); // しゃべる
{
  "id": "6b76d0e68b",
  "word": "しゃべる",
  "reading": "しゃべる",
  "romaji": "shaberu",
  "meanings": [
    "to talk",
    "to chat",
    "to chatter"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "v5r",
    "vt",
    "vi"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1427510,
  "other_forms": [
    "喋る"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "つい彼が病気だということをしゃべってしまった。",
      "furigana": "つい{彼|かれ}が{病気|びょうき}だということをしゃべってしまった。",
      "en": "I've just let slip that he is sick.",
      "tatoeba_id": 202595
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼らは英語をしゃべっていますか。",
      "furigana": "{彼|かれ}らは{英語|えいご}をしゃべっていますか。",
      "en": "Are they speaking English?",
      "tatoeba_id": 97511
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "8324845309d0a6bb03b1925a208d38341b2d1db7c3665a962ae8a4a38c310052",
    "meanings": [
      "说话",
      "聊天",
      "说漏嘴"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "つい彼が病気だということをしゃべってしまった。",
        "zh": "我不小心说出了他生病的事。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼らは英語をしゃべっていますか。",
        "zh": "他们在说英语吗?"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/6b76d0e68b",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1427510; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "ef5a8b5d053874a5af90c51bccb2d9a8fa106badbc6a8499001a77999fba2cbc",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}