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話
Talk, Speak, Story
はなす (hanasu), はなし (hanashi)
JLPT N5
Interesting Fact
Japan has a traditional performing art called Rakugo (落語). A single storyteller sits on stage with only a fan and a small cloth as props. Through changes in voice, expression, and timing, they perform entire conversations between multiple characters. The audience sees one person, but hears an entire cast.
Memory Trick
The left side is 言 (words) and the right side is 舌 (tongue).
Readings
Onyomi:
Kunyomi: はなす (hanasu), はなし (hanashi)
Example Words
話す
はなす (hanasu)
To speak
話
はなし (hanashi)
Story, conversation
電話
でんわ (denwa)
Telephone
会話
かいわ (kaiwa)
Conversation
Example Sentence
日本語で話しましょう。
にほんご で はなしましょう。
nihongo de hanashimashou
Let's speak in Japanese.