かい
怪
だん
談
ばなし
話

noun

怪談噺, 怪談咄 esp. in rakugo.
  1. ghost story.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かい
怪
だん
談
ばなし
話
 怪談話 かいだんばなし
かい
怪
だん
談
ばなし
噺
 怪談噺 かいだんばなし
かい
怪
だん
談
ばなし
咄
 怪談咄 かいだんばなし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

suspicious, mystery, apparition
カイ　あや.しい　ケ (Late Jr. High, N1)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン　こころ
holy, sacred
コツ　クツ　コチ
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (Late Jr. High, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
discuss, talk
ダン (3rd, N3)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
inflammation, flame, blaze
ほのお　エン　ぬく (Late Jr. High, N1)
fire
ひ　カ　ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
tale, talk
はなし　ワ　はな.す (2nd, N5)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
tongue, reed, clapper
した　ゼツ (6th, N1)
thousand
セン　ち　かず (1st, N5)