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話す
はなす
N5
godan verb
transitive 他動詞
Meanings
1
to speak
2
to talk
3
to converse
4
to tell
5
to explain
6
to narrate
7
to speak (a language)
Example sentence
ゆっくり話してください。
ゆっくり はなして ください。
Please speak slowly.
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 話す in the wild?
Kanji in this word
話
Tale, Talk
13 strokes
More words with
話
話
はなし ·
talk (chat)
N5
話題
わだい ·
topic
N3
電話
でんわ ·
a telephone
N5
対話
たいわ ·
conversation
N1
話し合い
はなしあい ·
Full entry on Jisho
discussion
会話
かいわ ·
conversation
N4
世話
せわする ·
looking after
N4
世話
せわ ·
care
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