話 means “speak”

はなす · hanasu

Also: tale, talk

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

はなす, はなし

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ワ

JLPT N5 · Taught in grade 2 · 13 strokes

The story

Words flowing like a tongue of flame: speech has the power to warm hearts or burn bridges.

Used in 話す (hanasu, to speak) and 電話 (denwa, telephone)

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.