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話
話し
Irregular okurigana usage
咄
噺
Readings
はなし
hanashi
English
Meaning restricted to 話
Meaning restricted to 話し
Noun (futsuumeishi)
talk, speech, chat, conversation
Noun (futsuumeishi)
topic, subject
Meaning restricted to 話
Meaning restricted to 話し
Noun (futsuumeishi)
discussions, negotiation, argument
Noun (futsuumeishi)
rumor, talk, hearsay
Noun (futsuumeishi)
tale, story, fable
Noun (futsuumeishi)
circumstances, particulars
Kanjis
話 ON: ワ KUN: はな.す, はなし
tale, talk

Stroke: 13 Grade: 2 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 1-7-6 FC: 0266.6


咄 ON: トツ KUN: はなし, しか.る
pshaw, god forbid

Stroke: 8 SKIP: 1-3-5 FC: 6207.7


噺 KUN: はなし
talk, (kokuji)

Stroke: 16 SKIP: 1-3-13 FC: 6202.2


Phrases
３時間議論したが、我々は話がまとまらなかった。
Parts: 時間 (じかん) 議論 (ぎろん) 我々 (われわれ) 話 (はなし) 纏まる (まとまらなかった)
After three hours of discussion we got nowhere.

私はアンソニー卿のすばらしい話に夢中になっていました。
Parts: 私 (わたし) 卿 (きょう) 素晴らしい (すばらしい) 話 (はなし) 夢中 (むちゅう) になる
I was lost in Sir Anthony's wonderful story.

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