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Japanese symbol for “talks”

Romaji: kaidan
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting

In Japanese, talks is , read (kaidan).

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Meanings

  1. n, vi, vs talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting

Kanji and stroke order

meeting, meet, party
on: カイ、エ
kun: あ.う、あ.わせる、あつ.まる
6 strokes · JLPT 4
discuss, talk
on: ダン
15 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “talks”

WordReadingMeaning
こうしょう koushounegotiations; bargaining; discussions
だんぱん danpannegotiations; bargaining; talks
かいしょう kaishounegotiation; talks

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かいしゃ kaishacompany; corporation; firm
しゃかい shakaisociety; public; community
たいかい taikaimass meeting; convention; rally
かいぎ kaigimeeting; conference; session
きかい kikaichance; opportunity; occasion
かいじょう kaijouassembly hall; meeting place; venue
そうだん soudanconsultation; discussion; discussing
じょうだん joudanjoke; jest; funny story

See also: Chinese symbol for “talks”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.