話

話

話	Meanings: talk, topic, story On Readings: ワ wa Kun Readings: はなし hanashi, はな（す） hana(su) Most Used Pronunciation: hanshi JLPT Level: 4 (see all JLPT 4 kanji) Grade: 2 Kanji Part: 言 Stroke Number: 13

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Common jukugo
英会話 - えい　かい　わ ei kai wa - English conversation
電話 - でん　わ den wa - telephone
昔話 - むかし　ばなし mukashi banashi - fairy tale, folklore
枝話 - えだばなし edabanashi - digression
話題 - わだい wa dai - subject, topic

Useful Examples
Japanese: 日本語が話せますか？
Romaji: nihongo ga hanasemasu ka?
English: Can you speak Japanese?

Japanese: 電話番号は何ですか？
Romaji: denwa bangou wa nan desu ka?
English: What is your phone number?

Japanese: 英語で話しましょう。
Romaji: eigo de hanashimashou.
English: Let's speak in English.

Japanese: マイクと妹はフランス語を話せるが、日本語は話せません。
Romaji: maiku to imouto wa furansugo o hanaseru ga, nihongo wa hanasemasen.
English: Mike and his sister can speak French, but they can't speak Japanese.

Japanese: 地図をテーブルに広げて話し合おう。
Romaji: chizu o te-buru ni hirogete hanashi aou.
English: Let's spread the map on the table and talk it over.

Japanese: 今夜七時に、電話するよ。
Romaji: konya nanaji ni, denwa suru yo.
English: I'll ring you up at seven this evening.

Japanese: 雨天の場合にはお電話下さい。
Romaji: uten no baai ni wa odenwa kudasai.
English: In case of rain telephone me.

Japanese: もっと大きな声で話してください。
Romaji: motto ooki na koe de hanashite kudasai.
English: Speak louder, please.

Japanese: 運転している人に話しかけてはならない。
Romaji: unten shite iru hito ni hanashi kakete wa naranai.
English: You are not to speak to the man at the wheel.

Japanese: この番号に電話を下さい。
Romaji: kono bangou ni denwa o kudasai.
English: Please call me at this number.

Japanese: 仕事を終えたら電話します。
Romaji: shigoto o oetara denwa shimasu.
English: When I get through with my work I'll call you.

Japanese: 大きなお世話だ。
Romaji: ooki na osewa da.
English: Mind your own business!

Japanese: この講習会に参加をご希望のかたは、今すぐお電話ください。
Romaji: kono koushuukai ni sanka o gokibou no kata wa, ima sugu odenwa kudasai.
English: Please give us a call now if you want to participate in the workshop!

Japanese: 学生たちは何時間もその計画について話し合った。
Romaji: gakuseitachi wa nanjikan mo sono keikaku ni tsuite hanashi atta.
English: The students discussed the plan for many hours.

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Notes/Mnemonic
Most kanji are made of parts. The left side means 'a word' and the right side means 'tongue'

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Many example sentences are from the Tanaka Corpus as modified for use with WWWJDIC.