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Japanese word 話: talk / story. Meanings and example sentences.

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話 (はなし): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

話 (はなし) means talk / story.

See example sentences below.

話 at a glance

話

はなしhanashi

N5noun

talk / story

話はなしhanashiN5Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 話

Core meaning

talk / story

Basic example sentences

Example 1

おもしろいはなしをきかせて。

Translation

Tell me an interesting story.

Example 2

はなしをしてからさようなら。

Translation

Let's talk before we say goodbye.

Kanji 話: tale, talk

Kanji 話: tale, talk

Kanji 話: meanings, readings, and example words.

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