Kanji

Level: N5 Strokes: 13

話

Meaning in English

tale, talk, parler

Readings

Onyomi: ワ Kunyomi: はな.す, はなし Romaji: wa / hana.su, hanashi

Stroke order

Animated kanji stroke order

話

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese conto, conversa, salão

Spanish cuento, charla, parloteo

Korean 이야기, 대화, 담화

French conte, conversation, parler

Italian racconto, conversazione, chiacchierare

German Geschichte, Gespräch, Unterhaltung

Indonesian cerita, pembicaraan, obrolan

★ Vietnamese câu chuyện, cuộc trò chuyện, người kể chuyện

Thai เรื่องเล่า, พูดคุย, นักสนทนา

Kanji

Related kanji

N4 試 shi / kokoro.miru, tame.su test, try, attempt N1 詳 shou / kuwa.shii, tsumabi.raka detailed, full, minute N1 該 gai above-stated, the said, that specific N1 誉 yo / homa.re, ho.meru reputation, praise, honor N1 誠 sei / makoto sincerity, admonish, warn N2 詰 kitsu, kichi / tsu.meru, tsu.me, -zu.me, tsu.maru, tsu.mu packed, close, pressed N1 誇 ko / hoko.ru boast, be proud, pride N1 詩 shi / uta poem, poetry, poème N1 詣 kei, gei / kei.suru, mai.ru, ita.ru, mou.deru visit a temple, arrive, attain

Word

Words with this kanji

N1 対話 taiwa conversation, dialogue N2 お世話になりました osewaninarimashita I've been in your care N2 受話器 juwaki (telephone) receiver N2 神話 shinwa myth, legend N2 童話 douwa fairy tale N2 話合い hanashiai discussion, talk N2 話し合い hanashiai discussion, talk, conference N2 話し掛ける hanashikakeru to accost a person, to talk (to someone) N2 話中 hanashichuu while talking, the line is busy

Sentence

Sentences with this kanji

N5 彼は日本語だけでなく英語も話します Kare wa nihongo dake de naku eigo mo hanashimasu He speaks not only Japanese but also English N4 彼は英語ばかりか中国語も話せる Kare wa eigo bakari ka chuugokugo mo hanaseru He speaks not only English but also Chinese N3 彼の話によると来週から新しい制度が始まるらしい Kare no hanashi ni yoru to raishuu kara atarashii seido ga hajimaru rashii According to him new system starts next week N2 新しい計画を中心に話し合いが進められた Atarashii keikaku o chuushin ni hanashiai ga susumerareta Discussion centered new plan N4 彼はまるで全部知っているかのように話していた Kare wa marude zenbu shitte iru ka no you ni hanashite ita He spoke as if he knew everything N4 外で誰かが話しているように聞こえる Soto de dareka ga hanashite iru you ni kikoeru It sounds like someone is talking outside N5 私は日本語が少し話せます。 Watashi wa nihongo ga sukoshi hanasemasu. I can speak a little Japanese. N4 日本語を話すことに慣れてきました。 Nihongo o hanasu koto ni narete kimashita. I am getting used to speaking Japanese. N4 日本語が話せるようになりました。 Nihongo ga hanaseru you ni narimashita. I became able to speak Japanese.