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KanjiN5Grade 2 · 小213 strokesRadical 言#134 in newspapers

話 · tale, talk

話 is a kanji meaning tale, talk. It has 13 strokes and is on the JLPT N5 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ワwa

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • はなすhanasu
  • はなしhanashi

Practise the N5 kanji

In 第2巻 JLPT N5, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 話 · 14 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 話
WordReadingMeaningLevel
電話でんわa telephoneN5
話はなしtalk (chat), storyN5
話すはなすto speakN5
会話かいわconversationN4
世話せわlooking after; to look afterN4
話題わだいtopic, subjectN3
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More words that use 話
WordReadingMeaningLevel
話し合うはなしあうto discuss, to talk togetherN3
受話器じゅわき(telephone) receiverN2
神話しんわmyth, legendN2
童話どうわfairy taleN2
話し合いはなしあいdiscussion, talkN2
話し掛けるはなしかけるto accost a person, to talk (to someone)N2
話し中はなしちゅうwhile talking, the line is busyN2
対話たいわconversation, dialogueN1

Example sentence

自分で話してこい。

じぶんではなしてこい

Go tell him yourself.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #149940 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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