Kanji: 話

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N5 (beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:	言 Radical name: ごんべん
Meaning:	Tale, talk
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 150 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	電話(でんわ)	telephone
N5	話(はなし)	talk, story
N5	話(はな)す	to speak
N4	会話(かいわ)	conversation
N4	世話(せわ)する	to look after
N3	世話(せわ)	looking after, help, aid, assistance
N3	話(はな)し合(あ)う	to discuss, to talk together
N3	話題(わだい)	topic, subject
N2	受話器(じゅわき)	(telephone) receiver
N2	神話(しんわ)	myth, legend
N2	童話(どうわ)	fairy tale
N2	話合(はなしあ)い	discussion, conference
N2	話(はな)し掛(か)ける	to accost a person, to talk (to someone)
N2	話中(はなしちゅう)	while talking, the line is busy
N1	対話(たいわ)	interactive, interaction, conversation, dialogue
N1	話(はな)し合(あ)い	discussion, conference