Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of (はなし) in Japanese

話, 話し, 咄, 噺
JLPT 5
Kana Reading
はなし
Romaji
hanashi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    talk; speech; chat; story; conversation
    Example sentence
    恐い聞きたいなら週間見たことしてあげるよ。 If you want to hear a scary story, I'll tell you about a dream I had a few weeks ago.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    discussions; negotiation; argument
    Example sentence
    人生してくれた He told me the story of his life.

Examples of 話, 話し, 咄, 噺, はなし in a sentence



Kanji in this word

16 strokes

talk, (kokuji)

On'Yomi:

Kun'Yomi: はなし

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JLPT 5

13 strokes

tale, talk

On'Yomi: ワ

Kun'Yomi: はな.す, はなし

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8 strokes

pshaw, god forbid

On'Yomi: トツ

Kun'Yomi: はなし, しか.る

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