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Frequency: 134
JLPT N4
Grade 2

Meanings

tale
talk

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ワ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
はăȘ.す
はăȘし

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.
かいわ
ïœžă™ă‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #734
1

conversation; talk; chat

Examples
æ©ŸçŸ„ăŻäŒšè©±ă«è¶Łă‚’æ·»ăˆă‚‹ă€‚
Wit gives zest to conversation.
はăȘしをする
Expression
する Verb
Freq #816
1

to have a talk; to tell a story

Examples
ă‚łăƒŒăƒ’ăƒŒă§ă‚‚éŁČみăȘăŒă‚‰è©±ă‚’ă™ă‚‹ăźăŻă©ă†ă§ă™ă‹ă€‚
Why don't we talk over coffee?
ăŠè©±ă—
ćŸĄè©±
ćŸĄè©±ă—
おはăȘし
Noun
Freq #1148
1

story; tale

Examples
çŸ„ăŁăŠă„ă‚‹ă“ăšă—ă‹ăŠè©±ă—ă§ăăŸă›ă‚“ă€‚
I can only tell you what I know.
2

Honorific

talk; discussion

でんわ
Noun
Freq #1411
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Intransitive verb

telephone call; phone call

Examples
é›»è©±ăŻçč°ă‚Šèż”ă—éłŽăŁăŠă„ăŸă€‚
The telephone rang repeatedly.
2

Abbreviation

telephone (device); phone

è©±ă—æŽ›ă‘ă‚‹
はăȘしかける
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #1491
1

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone)

Examples
私はそんăȘć€±ç€ŒăȘè©±ă—ă‹ă‘ă‚‰ă‚Œæ–čă«æ…Łă‚ŒăŠă„ăȘい。
I'm not used to being talked to in such a rude manner.
2

to begin to talk; to start a conversation

Examples
ç”·ăŒèż‘ă„ă„ăŠç§ă«è©±ă—ă‹ă‘ăŸă€‚
A man came up and spoke to me.
わだい
Freq #1720
1

Common noun

topic; subject

Examples
ăăźè©±éĄŒăŻè©±ă—ćˆă†äŸĄć€€ăŒă‚ă‚‹ă€‚
The topic is worth discussing.
2

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

much talked about; topical; in the news; hot

ăŠă›ă‚ă«ăȘる
Expression
Polite
Godan verb
Freq #2387
1

Oft. used to express gratitude

to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on); to become much obliged (to someone); to become indebted

Examples
ăŠäž–è©±ă«ăȘă‚ŠăŸă—ăŸă€‚
I really appreciate your kindness.
è©±ă—ă‚ă†
è©±ćˆă†
はăȘしあう
Transitive
Godan verb
Freq #2544
1

to discuss; to talk together

Examples
ă“ă“ă§ăăźć•éĄŒă«ă€ă„ăŠè©±ă—ćˆă„ăŸă—ă‚‡ă†ă€‚
Let's discuss the matter here.
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