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

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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

N4 会話 kaiwa conversation, dialogue N4 世話 sewa care, help, assistance N4 世話する sewa suru take care of, help N5 話しています hanashite imasu am talking N5 話してはいけません hanashite wa ikemasen must not talk N5 電話します denwa shimasu call, phone N5 話します hanashimasu speak / talk N5 電話番号 denwa bangou phone number N5 話 hanashi talk, story, speech

Sentence

Sentences with this kanji

N3 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 N3 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 N3 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 N3 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 N3 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 N4 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.