話しかける
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 話しかける
1
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone)
Examples
私はそんな失礼な話しかけられ方に慣れていない。
I'm not used to being talked to in such a rude manner.
2
to begin to talk; to start a conversation
Examples
男が近づいて私に話しかけた。
A man came up and spoke to me.
Kanji in this Word
話
13 strokes
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
はな.す
はなし
掛
11 strokes
Frequency: 1027
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
hang
suspend
depend
arrive at
tax
pour
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
カイ
ケイ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
か.ける
-か.ける
か.け
-か.け
-が.け
か.かる
-か.かる
-が.かる
か.かり
-が.かり
かかり
-がかり
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
かけ
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