talk, speech, story
On'yomi (音読み)
- ワ
- ゴ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- はなし
- はな.す
About this kanji
The kanji 話 (はなし, はなす) conveys meanings related to talking, speech, and stories. It functions as both a noun and a verb: for example, 話す (はなす) means 'to talk,' whereas 話 (はなし) refers to a 'story' or 'talk.' You may encounter かいわ (会話), which means 'conversation,' and it represents a two-way exchange of spoken ideas. Another common term is 電話 (でんわ), meaning 'telephone,' which literally connects people through talk. Remember, when discussing topics in a casual setting, you can use 知らせる (しらせる) to casually talk about something you want to share.
Built from
Example sentences
彼は話が好きです。
He likes to talk.
Meanings across languages
- English
- talk, speech, story
- Tiếng Việt
- cuộc nói chuyện, lời nói, câu chuyện
- 日本語
- 話, 話し, する話
- 한국어
- 이야기
- 中文
- 谈话, 故事
- id
- pembicaraan, cerita
- th
- การสนทนา
- es
- charla, discurso, historia
- fr
- conversation, discours, histoire
- de
- gespräch, rede, geschichte
- pt
- conversa, discurso, história
Common compounds
- 会話かいわconversation
- 話すはなすto talk, to speak
- 話題わだいtopic, subject
- 電話でんわtelephone, call
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