話(はな)す, 咄, はなす

hanasu

JLPT 5

Godan verb with `su` ending transitive verb
  • to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat
  • to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss
  • to speak (a language)

話(はなし), 話(はな)し, 咄, 噺(はなし), はなし

hanashi

JLPT 5

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • talk; speech; chat; story; conversation
  • discussions; negotiation; argument

電話(でんわ), でんわ

denwa

JLPT 5

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • telephone

会話(かいわ), かいわ

kaiwa

JLPT 4

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • conversation

世話(せわ), せわ

sewa

JLPT 4

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • looking after; help; aid; assistance

話題(わだい), わだい

wadai

JLPT 3

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • topic; subject

話(はな)し合(あ)う, 話(はなし), はなしあう

hanashiau

JLPT 3

Godan verb with `u` ending transitive verb
  • to discuss; to talk together

話(はな)し合(あ)い, 話合(はなしあ)い, はなしあい

hanashiai

JLPT 2

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • discussion; conference

神話(しんわ), しんわ

shinwa

JLPT 2

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • myth; legend

童話(どうわ), どうわ

dōwa

JLPT 2

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • fairy-tale

話(はな)し掛(か)ける, 話(はな)しかける, はなしかける

hanashikakeru

JLPT 2

Ichidan verb transitive verb
  • to accost a person; to talk (to someone)

受話器(じゅわき), じゅわき

juwaki

JLPT 2

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • (telephone) receiver

話(はな)し, 話中(はなしちゅう), はなしちゅう

hanashichū

JLPT 2

nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • busy (phone)

お世話(せわ), 御(ご), おせわになる

osewaninaru

JLPT 2

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.) Godan verb with `ru` ending
  • to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted; to be grateful

お世話(せわ), 御(ご), おせわ

osewa

JLPT 2

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • help; aid; assistance

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