Word details

話を振る

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 話を振る.

Dictionary

Entry

話を振る話をふるはなしをふるExpressionGodan verbFreq #10015
1

to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter

Examples
「いやー、今日も暑いね」「また当たり障りのない話を振ってきたわね」
"Well, it's hot again today, isn't it?" "That's one more time you've started with a bland topic."

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

tale, talk

13 strokesFrequency 134JLPT N4Grade 2

On

Kun

はな.すはなし

shake, wave, wag, swing

10 strokesFrequency 614JLPT N1Grade 8

On

シン

Kun

ふ.るふ.れるふ.るう

Nanori

ふり

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