19 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

talk

Kun'yomi
  • はなし
On'yomi
  • story

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

タン 100.0%

Character Breakdown

talk
タン はなし (Kentei 1)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
extend, deep, large
タン エン (Kentei 1)
variant of radical 146
early, fast
はや.い サッ ソウ (1st, N4)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)

Common Words

mysterious story
collection of folk stories
strange stories and curious tales
story recounting one's personal experience
prequel ②retrospective (talk, etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 8B5A
JIS X 0208 1-75-93
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4432
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5696
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 35978X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7a12.4
Four corner code 0164.6