話 — talk

You can spot 話 in 電話 (telephone) and 話す (to speak).

N5 13 strokes

Readings

On’yomi
ワ
Kun’yomi
はな.す、はなし

How to write 話

Numbered stroke order diagram for 話
Follow the numbers to write each stroke in order.

See 話 in words

  • 電話でんわ
    telephone
  • 話すはなす
    to speak
  • 話はなし
    talk, story

In a sentence

  • 日本語はまだ下手だけれども、毎日話します。にほんごはまだへただけれども、まいにちはなします。My Japanese is still poor, but I speak every day.
  • 今夜、話しませんか。こんや、はなしませんか。Would you like to talk tonight?
  • 明日また話しましょう。あしたまたはなしましょう。Let’s talk tomorrow.

Quick practice: 話

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