# 洒落
## Chinese

* For pronunciation and definitions of 洒落 – see 灑落 (“to trickle; to drip; confident and at ease; natural and elegant”). (This term is the simplified form of 灑落).
* Notes:Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 洒 | 落 |
| しゃ Hyōgai | らく > れ Grade: 3 |
| goon | irregular |
Derived as the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 洒(しゃ)落(れ)る (shareru, “to be witty; to be stylish or dapper”). The spelling is an example of phonetic ateji (当て字), ultimately from Chinese 灑落 / 洒落 (sǎluò, “confident and at ease; natural and elegant”).
First cited to the late 1600s.

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) しゃれ [shàré] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ɕa̠ɾe̞]

#### Noun

洒(しゃ)落(れ) or 洒落(シャレ) • (share)
* [1680] wittiness, refinement, stylishness, easygoing-ness
    Synonym: 洒脱 (shadatsu)
* [1706] stylish and fashionable dress, good style in one's clothing
    Synonym: おしゃれ (oshare)
* [1711] (historical) short for 洒落女 (share onna): an unlicensed prostitute during the Edo period
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:娼婦
* [1770] a witticism, a bon mot, a joke
    Synonyms: (“witticism”) 警句 (keiku), (“joke”) 冗談 (jōdan), (“pun”) 駄洒落 (dajare)
* [1782] playing around in a red-light district
* [1813] playing around in general, jesting, joshing
    Synonym: 戯れる (tawamureru)
* [1887] something attractive, cool, interesting (compare English shiny)

##### Derived terms

* 洒落女(しゃれおんな) (share-onna)
* お洒(しゃ)落(れ) (oshare)
* 駄(だ)洒(じゃ)落(れ) (dajare)

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 洒 | 落 |
| しゃ Hyōgai | らく > ら Grade: 3 |
| goon | irregular |
Appears to be a shift from sharaku.
First cited in the 1620s.
This reading appears to be archaic, possibly obsolete.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɕa̠ɾa̠]

#### Adjective

洒(しゃ)落(ら) • (shara) -na (adnominal 洒(しゃ)落(ら)な (shara na), adverbial 洒(しゃ)落(ら)に (shara ni))
* [1621] (archaic, possibly obsolete) cheeky, impudent, impertinent, saucy, pretentious, haughty
    Synonyms: 洒落臭い (sharakusai), 生意気 (nama-iki)
* [1642] (archaic, possibly obsolete) stylish, trendy, fashionable
    Synonym: 粋 (iki)

#### Noun

洒(しゃ)落(ら) • (shara)
* [1682] (historical, archaic, possibly obsolete) a type of prostitute during the Edo period
    Synonyms: (literally “fancy woman”) 洒落女 (share onna); see also Thesaurus:娼婦

### Etymology 3

Kanji in this term :
| 洒 | 落 |
| しゃ Hyōgai | らく Grade: 3 |
| goon ||
Ultimately from Middle Chinese 灑落 (MC sraeX lak, “confident and at ease; natural and elegant”).
First cited to 1520. Given the dates of first appearance, sharaku may have been the original reading. An 1876 dictionary of word readings lists sharaku as an alternative for share.

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) しゃらく [shàrákú] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ɕa̠ɾa̠kɯ̟]

#### Adjective

洒(しゃ)落(らく) • (sharaku) -na (adnominal 洒(しゃ)落(らく)な (sharaku na), adverbial 洒(しゃ)落(らく)に (sharaku ni))
* [1520] carefree, easygoing
    Synonym: 洒脱 (shadatsu)

#### Noun

洒(しゃ)落(らく) • (sharaku)
* [1876] (archaic, possibly obsolete) wittiness, refinement, stylishness, easygoing-ness (see the share reading)

### References

* 1 2 3 4 5 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
* 1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN