話 — speak; story (JLPT N5 kanji)
話
speak; story
ワ はな（す）・
13 strokesgrade 2 (Japan)JLPT N5very common
Stroke order
Readings
On’yomi (Chinese-derived)
- ワ
Kun’yomi (native Japanese)
- はな（す）
- はなし
Meanings
speakstory
Words with 話
話すはなすspeak; talk
電話でんわtelephone; phone call
Do not confuse with
In the vocabulary
今日 は 話す。
I’ll talk today.
How to remember it
話言 (speech) is beside 舌 (tongue). Put speech and tongue together in your memory: talk.