# 話

> 話: talk, story, speak, conversation

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- **On'yomi readings**: ワ
- **Kun'yomi readings**: はな.す, はなし
- **Meanings**: talk, story, speak, conversation

## Notes

This kanji consists of the speech radical and the character for tongue. It is a fundamental JLPT N5 character used in words like hanasu (to speak) and hanashi (story). It frequently appears in compounds such as kaiwa (conversation) or denwa (telephone).