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

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

N3 最近覚えた表現を使って短い会話を作ってみない？ Saikin oboeta hyougen o tsukatte mijikai kaiwa o tsukutte minai How about making a short conversation using expressions you learned recently N4 最初はうまく話せなかったけど少しずつ自信がついてきた Saisho wa umaku hanasenakatta kedo sukoshi zutsu jishin ga tsuite kita At first I could not speak well but gradually gained confidence N5 ゆっくり話してください。 Yukkuri hanashite kudasai. Please speak slowly. N5 ここで話してはいけません。 Koko de hanashite wa ikemasen. You must not talk here. N4 今、友達と話しています。 Ima tomodachi to hanashite imasu. I am talking with a friend now. N5 もう少し話してください。 Mou sukoshi hanashite kudasai. Please speak a little more. N4 私は友達と話します。 Watashi wa tomodachi to hanashimasu. I talk with a friend. N5 私は日本語で話します。 Watashi wa nihongo de hanashimasu. I speak in Japanese. N4 私は先生と話します。 Watashi wa sensei to hanashimasu. I talk with the teacher.