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撄
撄
8 strokes

Meanings

exclamation of surprise
cry out (in anger)
scold
talk
chat

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
トツ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
はăȘし
しか.る
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
はăȘ

Common Words

はăȘし
è©±ă—
撄
ć™ș
Noun
Freq #95
1

è©±ïŒè©±ă— only

talk; speech; chat; conversation

Examples
äșșăźè©±ă«æ°Žă‚’ć·źă•ăȘいでくれ。
Don't throw a wet blanket over our conversation.
2

topic; subject

Examples
ćœŒăŻäžæ„‰ćż«ăȘè©±ă‚’ïŒ’æ™‚é–“ă‚‚ă—ăŸă€‚
He dwelt on an unpleasant subject for two hours.
3

è©±ïŒè©±ă— only

discussions; negotiation; argument

Examples
ïŒ“æ™‚é–“è­°è«–ă—ăŸăŒă€æˆ‘ă€…ăŻè©±ăŒăŸăšăŸă‚‰ăȘかった。
After three hours of discussion we got nowhere.
4

rumor; talk; hearsay

Examples
掳しい憏にăȘă‚‹ăšă„ă†è©±ă§ă™ă€‚
They say we are going to have a severe winter.
5

tale; story; fable

Examples
ç§ăŻă‚ąăƒłă‚œăƒ‹ăƒŒćżăźă™ă°ă‚‰ă—ă„è©±ă«ć€ąäž­ă«ăȘăŁăŠă„ăŸă—ăŸă€‚
I was lost in Sir Anthony's wonderful story.
6

circumstances; particulars

Examples
è©±ă‚’èžă‹ă›ăŠăă‚Œă€‚
I want a full report though.
はăȘす
撄す
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #163
1

to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat

Examples
ă‚žăƒ§ăƒłăŻăŠćźąă•ă‚“ăšé›»è©±ă§è©±ă—ăŸă€‚
John talked with his customer on the phone.
2

to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss

Examples
あăȘăŸăźè¶Łć‘łă«ă€ă„ăŠè©±ă—ăŠăă ă•ă„ă€‚
Please tell me about your hobbies.
3

to speak (a language)

Examples
英èȘžăŻă‚«ăƒŠăƒ€ă§è©±ă•ă‚ŒăŠă„ă‚‹ă€‚
English is spoken in Canada.
ć’„ć—Ÿă«
Adverb
Usually kana
Freq #4352
1

at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly; on the spur of the moment

撄旟
Noun
ïœžăź Adj.
Usually kana
Freq #15918
1

moment; instant

Examples
ç€Ÿé•·ăźăšăŁă•ăźăČらめきăȘんだっど。
It came to the president like a bolt of lightning.
æ€Ș談ć™ș
æ€Șè«‡ć’„
かいだんばăȘし
Noun
Freq #39572
1

æ€Ș談ć™ș, æ€Șè«‡ć’„ esp. in rakugo

ghost story

氏撄
氏ć™ș
こばăȘし
しょうわ (ć°è©±)
Noun
Freq #61933
1

anecdote

2

brief (comic) story

ć€œć’„
やわ (ć€œè©±)
よばăȘし
Noun
Freq #80003
1

night chat; tale told at night

2

よばăȘし only

evening tea party (starting around 6pm)

3

やわ only; Noun, used as a suffix

book of informal essays

ć’„ćź¶
はăȘしか
Noun
Freq #89932
1

professional comic (rakugo) storyteller

侉題撄
さんだいばăȘし
Noun
Freq #107519
1

performing a rakugo story on the spot based on three topics given by the audience; impromptu rakugo story based on three subjects

äșș情ć™ș
äșșæƒ…ć’„
ă«ă‚“ă˜ă‚‡ă†ă°ăȘし
Noun
Freq #124179
1

story about human nature or emotions (esp. rakugo); emotional rakugo story lacking a punch line

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