Kanji	Hiragana
話す	はなす

Pronunciation: hanasu

How to Say It Outloud: ha-na-su

Usage: To talk or speak

Example Sentence Japanese:

私は日本語を話す。

Example Sentence English:

I speak Japanese.

Kanji	Hiragana
しゃべる	しゃべる

Pronunciation: shaberu

How to Say It Outloud: sha-be-ru

Usage: To chat or talk informally

Example Sentence Japanese:

彼とよくしゃべる。

Example Sentence English:

I often chat with him.

Kanji	Hiragana
語る	かたる

Pronunciation: kataru

How to Say It Outloud: ka-ta-ru

Usage: To narrate or recite

Example Sentence Japanese:

彼は自分の経験を語った。

Example Sentence English:

He narrated his experiences.

Dictionary

褒めるほめるCommon wordjlpt-n4jlpt-n3

Ichidan verb
Transitive verb

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

話すはなすCommon wordjlpt-n5

Godan verb with 'su' ending
Transitive verb

to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat

Godan verb with 'su' ending
Transitive verb

to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss

Godan verb with 'su' ending
Transitive verb

to speak (a language)

言い出すいいだすCommon wordjlpt-n2

Godan verb with 'su' ending
Transitive verb

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to bring up; to come out with

Godan verb with 'su' ending
Transitive verb

to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

仰っしゃるおっしゃるCommon wordjlpt-n4jlpt-n1

Godan verb - -aru special class
Transitive verb

to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

言わばいわばCommon wordjlpt-n3

Adverb (fukushi)

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

貶すけなすCommon wordjlpt-n1

Godan verb with 'su' ending
Transitive verb

to speak ill of; to disparage

語るかたるCommon wordjlpt-n3

Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb

to talk about; to speak of; to tell; to narrate

Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb

to recite; to chant

Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb

to indicate; to show

使うつかうCommon wordjlpt-n5

Godan verb with 'u' ending
Transitive verb

to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use

Godan verb with 'u' ending
Transitive verb

to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate

Godan verb with 'u' ending
Transitive verb

to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume

Godan verb with 'u' ending
Transitive verb

to use (language); to speak

例えるたとえるCommon wordjlpt-n2

Ichidan verb
Transitive verb

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

抜かすぬかすCommon wordjlpt-n1

Godan verb with 'su' ending
Transitive verb

to omit; to leave out; to skip

Godan verb with 'su' ending
Transitive verb

to overtake; to pass

Godan verb with 'su' ending
Transitive verb

to say; to speak

所謂いわゆるCommon wordjlpt-n3jlpt-n1

Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)

what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak

紡ぐつむぐ

Godan verb with 'gu' ending
Transitive verb

to spin; to make yarn

Godan verb with 'gu' ending
Transitive verb

to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together

罵るののしるCommon wordjlpt-n1

Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb

to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of

代弁だいべんCommon wordjlpt-n1

Noun
Suru verb
Transitive verb

speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); acting as spokesman (for); representing (the views, feelings, etc. of)

Noun
Suru verb
Transitive verb

payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; paying on behalf (of)

Noun
Suru verb
Transitive verb

acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

スピークスピーク

Noun
Suru verb

speak; speaking

口を利くくちをきく

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
Godan verb with 'ku' ending

to speak; to talk

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
Godan verb with 'ku' ending

to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

物を言うものをいう

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
Godan verb with 'u' ending

to speak (of something)

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
Godan verb with 'u' ending

to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful; to be important; to matter; to mean everything

打ち明けるうちあけるCommon word

Ichidan verb
Transitive verb

to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)

腹を割って話すはらをわってはなす

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
Godan verb with 'su' ending

to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut; to have a heart-to-heart talk

口走るくちばしる

Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb

to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)

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