| Kanji | 話 | 
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ワ | 
| Kunyomi | はな.す、はなし | 
| English | tale, talk | 
| Examples | 話合い(はなしあい): discussion; conference 電話(でんわ): (1) telephone call; phone call (2) telephone (device); phone 話(はなし): (1) talk; speech; chat; story; conversation (2) discussions; negotiation; argument 対話(たいわ): dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction 話題(わだい): topic; subject 会話(かいわ): conversation 世話(せわ): looking after; help; aid; assistance 神話(しんわ): myth; legend 童話(どうわ): fairy-tale 話し合う(はなしあう): to discuss; to talk together 受話器(じゅわき): (telephone) receiver 話す(はなす): (1) to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat (2) to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss (3) to speak (a language) 話し掛ける(はなしかける): to accost a person; to talk (to someone) 話し中(はなしちゅう): busy (phone) お世話になる(おせわになる): to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted; to be grateful お世話(おせわ): help; aid; assistance | 
| JLPT Level | 5 | 
| Jouyou Grade | 2 | 
| Frequency | 134 | 
| Components | 言: say 舌: tongue; reed; clapper | 
| Number of Strokes | 13 | 
| Kanji Radical | 言 | 
| Radical Number | 149 | 
| Radical Strokes | 7 | 
| Radical Reading | こと・げん・ごんべん・ことば | 
| Traditional Form | (none) | 
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic | 
| Keyword | tale | 
| Koohii Story 1 | Tales are always spoken, not written, and because of this, words fly out of your tongue, rather than your pen. | 
| Koohii Story 2 | Tales are spoken words, passed on from person to person, eventually being spoken by a thousand mouths. | 
| RTK Index (new) | 368 | 
Tags: jlpt.n5, grade2, kanjifreq1-250, kanji_human.activities_communication
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