【話】(wa, hanashi, hanasu/ speak, say, talk, story) Japanese Kanji | JLPT N5

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In this time, I will introduce the Kanji character 話.

How to read

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are
・わ　wa

For example,
・会話　かいわ　kai-wa
It means conversation

・電話　でんわ　den-wa
It means phone, telephone
・携帯電話　けいたいでんわ　kei-tai den-wa
It means cellular telephone
・長電話　ながでんわ　naga-den-wa
It means talking on the phone for long periods of time.

・手話　しゅわ　shu-wa
It means sign language

・神話　しんわ　shin-wa
It means myth
・ギリシャ神話　ぎりしゃしんわ　girisha shinwa
It means Greek mythology

and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next, the kun-reading is
・はなし　hanashi
・はな-す　hana-su

For example,
・話　はなし　hanashi
It means story

・話す　はなす　hana-su
It means speak, say

・話し方　はなしかた　hana-shi-kata
It means speaking style

・話し声　はなしごえ　hana-shi-goe
It means speaking voice

・話し中　はなしちゅう　hana-shi-chuu
It means while one's talking

and so on.

③ Special reading

This kanji has no special reading.

Meanings

Next is the meaning of the kanji for "話".
This kanji is used in the next meanings
・speak
・say
・talk
・story

Radical

And the radical of this character is 言　gon-ben
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

There is no family name that uses the kanji character "話", which is widely used in Japan

Personal name

There are no specific well-known personal names using the Kanji for 話

Look-alikes

There is no particular kanji that resembles the kanji character for "行".

Containing its kanji

Here are some kanji that are similar to 話
There is no particular kanji that resembles the kanji character for "話".
・詰　きつ、つ-める　kitsu, tsu-meru
It means packing

・語　ご、かた-る　go, kata-ru
It means language, word

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