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Dictionary: “話”

話

はなし

talk; speech; chat; conversation

Example sentence

Don't throw a wet blanket over our conversation.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

話
On
わ
Kun
はな.す;はなし
Stroke count
13

・tale

・talk

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Related words to 話

49 related words

話し合い

はなしあい

→

discussion;talk;tête-à-tête;conference

話し言葉

はなしことば

→

spoken language;colloquial expression

話しかける

はなしかける

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to address (someone);to accost a person;to talk (to someone)

話し合う

はなしあう

→

to discuss;to talk together

話し込む

はなしこむ

→

to be deep in talk

話し方

はなしかた

→

way of talking;speaking style

話し声

はなしごえ

→

speaking voice;talking voice

話す

はなす

→

to talk;to speak;to converse;to chat

話題

わだい

→

topic;subject

話

はなし

→

topic;subject

話す

はなす

→

to tell;to explain;to narrate;to mention;to describe;to discuss

話しかける

はなしかける

→

to begin to talk;to start a conversation

話題

わだい

→

much talked about;topical;in the news;hot

話

はなし

→

discussions;negotiation;argument

話す

はなす

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to speak (a language)

話

はなし

→

rumor;talk;hearsay

話

はなし

→

tale;story;fable

話

はなし

→

circumstances;particulars

話し中

はなしちゅう

→

busy (phone)

話し相手

はなしあいて

→

person with whom to speak;someone to talk to;companion;advisor;adviser

話術

わじゅつ

→

art of conversation

話し中

はなしちゅう

→

in talks;discussion underway

話込む

はなしこむ

→

to be deep in talk

話合い

はなしあい

→

discussion;talk;tête-à-tête;conference

話し掛ける

はなしかける

→

to address (someone);to accost a person;to talk (to someone)

話し掛ける

はなしかける

→

to begin to talk;to start a conversation

話々

はなしばなし

→

small talk

話が弾む

はなしがはずむ

→

the conversation becomes lively

話しぶり

はなしぶり

→

way of talking;manner of speaking

話にならない

はなしにならない

→

not worth considering;out of the question

話が早い

はなしがはやい

→

being settled quickly;reaching a quick conclusion;no need to say any more;no problem

話し上手

はなしじょうず

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being good at conversation;conversationalist;good talker

話が見えない

はなしがみえない

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to not understand what someone is getting at;to not understand what is being talked about

話し上手は聞き上手

はなしじょうずはききじょうず

→

good talkers make good listeners

話に乗る

はなしにのる

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to jump at the chance;to accept an offer;to show interest in;to accept a proposal

話がうまい

はなしがうまい

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good at storytelling;good at telling (funny) stories;having the gift of gab

話が違う

はなしがちがう

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to be different from what was previously said;to be different from what was promised

話し出す

はなしだす

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to begin talking;to open up

話が飛ぶ

はなしがとぶ

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(for a conversation) to wander from the subject;to get off track

話し合いがつく

はなしあいがつく

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to come to an agreement;to come to a mutual understanding;to come to terms with each other;to reach an arrangement

話し好き

はなしずき

→

talkative person;gossip

話に花が咲く

はなしにはながさく

→

to reminisce;to engage in a lively conversation;to discuss mutual interests

話せる

はなせる

→

to be able to speak;to be able to talk

話し始める

はなしはじめる

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to begin to speak

話がわかる

はなしがわかる

→

down to earth;reasonable;able to deal with

話し手

はなして

→

speaker

話に花を咲かせる

はなしにはなをさかせる

→

to engage in lively conversation

話し甲斐

はなしがい

→

worth in speaking (to someone)

話が付く

はなしがつく

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to come to an agreement