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話し掛ける (はなしかける) — to accost a person | JLPT N2 · Nihongo Circle

話し掛ける

はなしかける

N2

ichidan verbtransitive 他動詞

Meanings

1to accost a person
2to talk (to someone)
3to address (someone)
4to begin to talk
5to start a conversation

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Kanji in this word

話Tale, Talk13 strokes 掛Hang, Suspend, Depend11 strokes

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