話
ワ・はなす・はなし
Talk, story
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 言
- 音読み
- ワ
- 訓読み
- はな.す、はなし
Meaning
Talk, story · hablar
Readings
- On (音読み): ワ
- Kun (訓読み): はな.す・はなし
Example words
- 話す（はなす）— to speak
- 話（はなし）— story; talk
- 電話（でんわ）— telephone
Structure
Radical 言 (ごんべん・いう · Speech, word) · 13 strokes · school grade 2
Watch out
話す (verb) vs 話 (noun, no okurigana) vs 話し (verb stem in compounds). Language is 語, not 話: 日本語を話す.
Common mistakes
- 話す (verb) vs 話 (noun, no okurigana) vs 話し (verb stem in compounds). Language is 語, not 話: 日本語を話す.
Examples
話すはなす
to speak
話はなし
story; talk
電話でんわ
telephone
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