EASY (IER) KANJI - JLPT 4 KYUU

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

1) wa, 2) hanashi, 3) hana(su) - a talk, a topic, a story

英会話 ei kai wa - English conversation (class)
昔話 mukashi banashi - an old tale, legend [note how the 'hanashi' becomes 'banashi'
手話 shu wa - sign language [lit. hand talk]