Today’s Kanji is “話” (hanashi); Kanji for “to speak”.
Handwritten Kanji “話” (hanashi)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “話”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 話 | ワ はな-す はなし | wa hana-su hanashi | 13 | 言 | to speak |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “話”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 会話をする | かいわをする | kaiwa wo suru | To have a conversation |
| 携帯電話で話す | けいたいでんわではなす | keitaidenwadehanasu | To talk on the cell phone |
| うわさ話 | うわさばなし | uwasabanashi | Rumor |
