This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ワ、はな.す、はなし
Romaji: wa, hana.su, hanashi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

tale, talk

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  149
Frequency:  134
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  1-7-6
Korean Reading:  hwa
Chinese Reading:  hua4
Unicode:  8a71
JIS:  4F43

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1527
Nelson Index: 4358
New Nelson Index: 5608
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 7a6.8
Four Corner Index: 0266.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 221
Gakken Index: 133
Daikanwanjiten Index: 35441
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0454
Remembering the kanji Index: 344
Busy People Index: 2.2
Kanji Way Index: 125
Kanji Flashcards Index: 86
Kodansha Compact Index: 1684
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 240
Kanji in Context Index: 178
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1027
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1388
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 350
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 368
Essential Kanji Index: 180
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1928
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3077
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 151
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 229

Words

(はなし)
talk; speech; chat; story; conversation; discussions; negotiation; argument
電話 (でんわ)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
話題 (わだい)
topic; subject
会話 (かいわ)
conversation
世話 (せわ)
looking after; help; aid; assistance
()
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
話す (はなす)
to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss; to speak (a language)
神話 (しんわ)
myth; legend
逸話 (いつわ)
anecdote
通話 (つうわ)
telephone call; talking; calling; counter for telephone calls
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