話 — talk/story

Grade 2 kanji · 13 strokes · on'yomi wa · kun'yomi hana·su.

Words (言) from the tongue (舌) — speech is words flowing from your tongue.

Example words

• 話す — hanasu — to speak
• 電話 — denwa — telephone

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