Word details

話しかける

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 話しかける.

Dictionary

Entry

話しかける話し掛けるなしかけTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #1491
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.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

tale, talk

13 strokesFrequency 134JLPT N4Grade 2

On

Kun

はな.すはなし

hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour

11 strokesFrequency 1,027JLPT N1Grade 8

On

カイケイ

Kun

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

かけ

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