洒落

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See also: 灑落

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 灑落 (“to trickle; to drip; confident and at ease; natural and elegant”).
(This term is the simplified form of 灑落).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しゃ
Hyōgaiji
Grade: 3

Etymology

From 洒落る (shareru, to make neat, to dress carefully), from Old Japanese 曝る (saru, to skeletonize) (Japanese 曝れる). Example of phonetic ateji (当て字).

Adjectival noun

洒落(しゃれ) or 洒落(シャレ) (share-na (adnominal 洒落(しゃれ) (share na), adverbial 洒落(しゃれ) (share ni))

  1. (usually in the form of お洒落) good-looking; well-dressed; clean and tidy.
  2. joke, funny