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 (8th, 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 (8th, 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 (8th, 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 (5th, N1)
thousand
セン　ち　かず (1st, N5)