Today’s Kanji is “談” (dan); Kanji for “to talk”.
Handwritten Kanji “談” (dan)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “談”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 談 | ダン | dan | 15 | 言 | to talk |
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 “談”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 相談する | そうだんする | Sōdan suru | Consult |
| 冗談を言う | じょうだんをいう | Jōdan wo iu | Joke |
| 縁談 | えんだん | Endan | Marriage proposal |
談笑（だんしょう）= talk and laugh, friendly chat