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JLPT N3 · Discussion & debate

話し合い

はなしあい

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Stroke order of 話し合い

4 characters, 22 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

話 · 13 strokesし · 1 strokes合 · 6 strokesい · 2 strokes

Memory trick

話 is speaking, 合 is fitting together a lid and mouth: talk that fits together.

Parts: 話 talk + し kana + 合 fit + い kana

The characters in 話し合い

  • 話 はなし — talk; story (13 strokes)
  • し し — shi (1 strokes)
  • い い — i (2 strokes)

Example sentence

話し合いで決めましょう。

はなしあいできめましょう。

Let's decide through discussion.

Words with 話

話すto speak電話telephone電話番号phone number世話care; looking after英会話English conversation話し合うto discuss話talk; story会話conversation話題topic (of conversation)手話sign language昔話old tale; folk tale携帯電話mobile phone

Words with 合

都合convenience; circumstances集合gathering; meeting up間に合うto be in time試合match; game具合condition; health話し合うto discuss知り合いacquaintance似合うto suit合格passing (an exam)合計total割合ratio; proportion合法legal場合case; occasion付き合うto go out with; to associate見合いarranged marriage meeting合宿training camp

More words: Discussion & debate

議論discussion; debate討論debate発言statement; remark意見交換exchange of views主題main theme要点main point要約summary批判criticism評価evaluation納得understanding; consent認識recognition立場standpoint観点viewpoint例外exception具体的concrete

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