話す

Meanings

1. to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat
2. to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss
3. to speak (a language)

Part of speech: godan verb (す), transitive

Kanji

• 話

  Meanings

  tale, talk

  On reading

  ワ

  Kun reading

  はな.す、はなし

  Strokes

  13

Example sentences

• ジョンはお客さんと電話で話した。

  John talked with his customer on the phone.

  Tatoeba #215417 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• あなたの趣味について話してください。

  Please tell me about your hobbies.

  Tatoeba #233207 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 英語はカナダで話されている。

  English is spoken in Canada.

  Tatoeba #189149 · CC BY 2.0 FR