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談
Talk, Discussion
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
The kanji 談 appears in words like 相談 (consultation), 会談 (conference), and 冗談 (joke). It almost always relates to speaking or conversation.
Memory Trick
Imagine two people TALKING over a warm cup of tea. Their friendly DISCUSSION continues for hours.
Readings
Onyomi: ダン (dan)
Kunyomi:
Example Words
相談
そうだん (soudan)
Consultation
会談
かいだん (kaidan)
Conference
冗談
じょうだん (joudan)
Joke
雑談
ざつだん (zatsudan)
Chat
Example Sentence
先生に 相談しました。
せんせいに そうだんしました。
sensei ni soudan shimashita
I consulted my teacher.