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N5 · 13 strokes · — · Irodori #115 · Elementary 1 L2

話

tale, talk

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Readings

On’yomi
ワ
Kun’yomi
はな・す、はなし

Example words

  • 話

    はなし

    talk; speech

  • 話

    わ

    counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.

  • 話題

    わだい

    topic; subject

  • 話す

    はなす

    to talk; to speak

Memory aids

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How to remember

👁Shape

Words (言) + tongue (舌) — using your tongue to talk.

🧩Components

Remember "tale" (話) by connecting it to its Irodori vocabulary context.

📖Anchor word

話す (はなす) — your first meeting with this kanji in Irodori.

🔊Readings

First learned in 話す (はなす) — recall the word to unlock the reading. Kun'yomi: はな・す、はなし — often used in native Japanese words (like 話す). On'yomi: ワ — common in compound words (熟語).