話
Meanings
Noun
1. talk; speech; chat; conversation
2. topic; subject
3. discussions; negotiation; argument
4. rumor; talk; hearsay
5. tale; story; fable
6. circumstances; particulars
Other spellings
話し
Kanji used
Pitch accent
はなし
Used in vocabulary
Examples893
厳しい
They say we are going to have a severe winter.
私
I was lost in Sir Anthony's wonderful story.
話
I want a full report though.
彼
He dwelt on an unpleasant subject for two hours.
３
After three hours of discussion we got nowhere.
人
Don't throw a wet blanket over our conversation.