話
Let’s learn Japanese kanji 話 !
今回の漢字は『話』です。
話す - はなす to talk
昔話 - むかしばなし fairy tales; old stories
説話 -せつわ a tale, a story; a narrative
民話 - みんわ folk tales
話甲斐がない - はたしがいがない not worth talking to, waste of time to talk to
作り話 - つくりばなし a fake story; a fabrication
※ 携帯(電話) - けいたい (でんわ) a mobile phone
P.S. Did you know that each one of the Japanese prefectures has a rich history of 民話? Reading the stories provides fascinating insight into history and traditions of the region. Folk tales are also a very good beginner reading material in Japanese, as the stories are usually short and devoid of difficult kanji.
諺
Japanese proverb 諺：
話し上手の聞き下手 - はなしじょうずのききべた None so deaf as those who will not hear.
(lit. Good at talking, bad at listening.)