Memory phrase for the Kanji: 談


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Meaning

conversation, discussion, talk

Pronunciation

DAN

Explanation

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

Mnemonic

Words like flames make a conversation (or discussion.)

Radicals

word, speechSound waves above the opened mouth symbolize the spoken word.
flameThe "fire " above a fire stands for its flame.
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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