Memory phrase for the Kanji: 話

話

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Meaning speak, talk, conversation

Pronunciation

WA
hanashi, hanasu

Explanation

Left: word 言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: tongue 舌

Mnemonic
 
When words are formed by the tongue, that is speaking.

Radicals

言 word, speechSound waves above the opened mouth 口 symbolize the spoken word.
舌 tongueThe radical shita stands for the tongue.
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 Vocabulary

昔話 むかしばなし  folklore, legend, reminiscence
話 はなし  speech, talk, chat, conversation
話す はなす  to speak
話題 わだい  topic, subject
神話 しんわ  myth, legend
童話 どうわ  fairy tale
談話 だんわ  a talk, conversation
逸話 いつわ  anecdote
対話 たいわ  interactive, interaction, conversation, dialogue

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