Kanji · first appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary
談

談 – discuss, talk

15 strokesTaught in grade 3#272 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 談 means discuss, talk. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ダン (dan). It is written with 15 strokes, under radical 言 (no. 149).

Stroke order

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Readings

TypeReadingRomaji
On’yomiダンdan

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: (Kangxi radical 149). Components: 火・言.

Words using 談

Example sentences

彼女は弁護士と相談した。
She conferred with her lawyer.
冗談はもうたくさんだ。
No more of your jokes, please.
ぜひ雑談でもしにいらしてください。
You must come and have a chat with us.

Kanji with the same radical

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