Moji Ninja

話 — talk; story

話 means “talk; story”. It is a JLPT N5 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: ワ (wa). Kun'yomi: はな(す) (hanasu), はなし (hanashi). You'll see it in words such as 話す (hanasu, “to speak”).

話
Stroke order of 話
Meaning
talk; story
On'yomi
ワ (wa)
Kun'yomi
はな(す) (hanasu), はなし (hanashi)
Strokes
13
Level
JLPT N5 · set Verbs

How to remember 話

Words (言) rolling off the tongue (舌): talk.

Parts: 言 say; words · 舌 tongue

Words with 話

WordReadingMeaning
話すはなす hanasu kunto speak
話はなし hanashi kuntalk; speech
話しかけるはなしかける hanashikakeru kunto talk to; to speak to
お話おはなし ohanashi kunstory; tale

Example sentences

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