話し掛ける (はなしかける)to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone)

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone)Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to begin to talk; to start a conversationIchidan verb, transitive verb

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Kanji in 話し掛ける

話はなしtalk; speech
電話でんわtelephone call; phone call
対話たいわdialogue; discussion
話題わだいtopic; subject
話し合いはなしあいdiscussion; talk
会話かいわconversation
世話せわlooking after; help
談話だんわtalk; conversation
切っ掛けきっかけchance; start
追っ掛けるおっかけるto chase; to run after
仕掛けしかけdevice; contrivance
呼び掛けよびかけcall; appeal
手掛かりてがかりclue; lead
掛け声かけごえshout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
呼び掛けるよびかけるto call out to; to hail
掛け金かけきんinstallment; instalment

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