話す

はなす

hanasu

はな

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Suspend
to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat — 話す
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はな

hanasu

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N4
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N4
JLPT N5
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N5
Godan verb w/ す ending
Godan verb with 'su' ending
Godan verb w/ す ending
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
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  1. to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat

    EXAMPLE
    (はな)時間(じかん)ある?
    Do you have time to talk?
  2. to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss

    EXAMPLE
    トムには(はな)すつもり?
    Are you going to tell Tom?
  3. to speak (a language)

    EXAMPLE
    日本語(にほんご)(はな)せる(ひと)いますか?
    Does anyone here speak Japanese?

What does 話す mean in English?

  1. to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat(v5s, vt)
  2. to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss(v5s, vt)
  3. to speak (a language)(v5s, vt)

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話す (hanasu)