Illustration: At a family gathering around a low table, an older man recounts a small incident from his youth. He holds up a photograph showing his younger self at a neighborhood sports day with a relay baton accidentally caught through his belt loop.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

逸いつ話わ

itsuwa

anecdote

Example sentences

  1. 彼女かのじょの逸話いつわは誰だれにとっても面白おもしろい。

    Her anecdotes amuse us all.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼かれはまずユーモアのある逸話いつわを話はなして講義こうぎを始はじめた。

    He began his lecture with a humorous anecdote.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 彼かれには面白おもしろい逸話いつわがある。

    There’s an interesting story about him.

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

Kanji in 逸話

  • 逸deviate; idlenessOnイツKunそれる・そらす・はぐれる
  • 話tale; talkOnワKunはなす・はなし

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