Moto 話: Tale; TalkKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ワ
- Kun'yomi
- はな(す)、はなし
- Level
- JLPT N5Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 559 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ワ)
- 電話でんわtelephone call; phone call
- 対話たいわdialogue; discussion
- 話題わだいtopic; subject
- 会話かいわconversation
- 世話せわlooking after; help
- 談話だんわtalk; conversation
- 通話つうわtelephone call; speaking over the telephone
- 世話人せわにんsponsor; manager
- 神話しんわmyth; legend
- 童話どうわchildren's story; fairy tale
- 公衆電話こうしゅうでんわpublic telephone; pay phone
- 電話機でんわきtelephone (device)
- 手話しゅわsign language
- 受話器じゅわき(telephone) receiver
- 懇話こんわfriendly talk; chat
- 民話みんわfolk tale; folktale
- 秘話ひわsecret story; unknown episode
- 世話役せわやくmediator; manager
- 世話物せわものsewamono (in kabuki, etc., a domestic drama about ordinary people, esp. of the Edo period)
- 実話じつわtrue story
- 寓話ぐうわfable; allegory
- 挿話そうわepisode; side story
- 携帯電話けいたいでんわmobile telephone; cellular telephone
- 法話ほうわBuddhist sermon
- 無線電話むせんでんわcordless telephone; wireless telephone
- 英会話えいかいわEnglish conversation
- 話術わじゅつart of conversation
- 説話せつわtale; narrative
- 談話室だんわしつlounge
- 講話こうわlecture; discourse
- 逸話いつわanecdote
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 話はなしtalk; speech
- 話し合いはなしあいdiscussion; talk
- 話し合うはなしあうto discuss; to talk together
- お話し中おはなしちゅうbusy (phone)
- 昔話むかしばなしold tale; folk tale
- 話すはなすto talk; to speak
- お話おはなしstory; tale
- お話しおはなしstory; tale
- 世間話せけんばなしsmall talk; chat
- 作り話つくりばなしfiction; made-up story
- 別れ話わかればなしtalk about divorce or separation
- 夜話よばなしnight chat; tale told at night
- 小話こばなしanecdote
- 思い出話おもいでばなしreminiscent talk
- 立ち話たちばなしtalking while standing; standing around talking
- 笑い話わらいばなしfunny story; funny anecdote
- 自慢話じまんばなしboastful speech; bragging
- 裏話うらばなしinside story; the real story (behind something)
- 話しかけるはなしかけるto address (someone); to accost a person
- 話し中はなしちゅうbusy (phone)
- 話し声はなしごえspeaking voice; talking voice
- 話し掛けるはなしかけるto address (someone); to accost a person
- 話し方はなしかたway of talking; speaking style
- 話し相手はなしあいてperson with whom to speak; someone to talk to
- 話し言葉はなしことばspoken language; colloquial expression
- 話し込むはなしこむto be deep in talk
- 話合いはなしあいdiscussion; talk
- 話込むはなしこむto be deep in talk
- 長話ながばなしlong talk
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