Memory phrase for the Kanji: 談

談

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Meaning conversation, discussion, talk

Pronunciation

DAN

Explanation

Left: word 言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: flame 炎 (= 2x fire 火)

Mnemonic
 
Words like flames make a conversation (or discussion.)

Radicals

言 word, speechSound waves above the opened mouth 口 symbolize the spoken word.
炎 flameThe "fire 火" above a fire 火 stands for its flame.
火 firePicture of a fire
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 Vocabulary

相談 そうだん  consultation, discussion
談話 だんわ  a talk, conversation
会談 かいだん  conversation, conference, discussion, interview
冗談 じょうだん  joke, jest
対談 たいだん  talk, dialogue, conversation
座談会 ざだんかい  symposium, round-table discussion
縁談 えんだん  marriage proposal, engagement
雑談 ざつだん  chatting, idle talk

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