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話 means 'talk'

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Strokes : 13    Frequency: 54   JLPT: N5    Usefulness: 1    Study set: 1-2    Grade: 2   Intermediate lesson: 2    Beginner lesson: 6   Begins 64 words   Used in 420 words   Used in 86 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ワ
Kun
   はなす to talk   はなし talking
Variants
话 (Chinese)  
Components
⿰  言 say; word  舌 tongue  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 話 is used 23 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 話 is used 415 times, read 3 ways (with 2 variations).
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ワ : 300 words FIND ALL
で ん わ 0
1. telephone call; phone call
2. telephone (device); phone  (see also: 電話機; abbreviation)
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はなし : 40 words FIND ALL
は な し 3
Most common form: 話し
noun
1. talk; speech; chat; story; conversation
2. discussions; negotiation; argument
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はなし (read as ばなし) : 52 words FIND ALL
む か し ば な し 4
noun
1. old tale; folk tale; legend
2. reminiscence
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はなす : 22 words FIND ALL
は な す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat
2. to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss
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はなす (read as ばな) : 1 word FIND ALL
noun
real talk; serious conversation  (slang)
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An additional 6 less common words include 話 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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More information
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Additional data
Henshall: 240 (originally: 221)  Joy o' Kanji : 221  Key to Kanji: 1098 

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話
ワ   はなす to talk   はなし talking   
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舌
ゼツ   した tongue   
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千
セン   1000; thousand   ち 1000   
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
丨
stick   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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言
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   いう to say   
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