談 — kanji meaning “discuss”
談
discuss, talk
- Meanings
- discuss, talk
- On'yomi
- ダン (dan)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Strokes
- 15
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #272 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 149
- Chinese reading
- tán — Chinese character page
Words with 談
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 相談 | そうだん soudan | consultation; discussion; discussing |
| 冗談 | じょうだん joudan | joke; jest; funny story |
| 会談 | かいだん kaidan | talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting |
| 対談 | たいだん taidan | talk; dialogue; conversation |
| 雑談 | ざつだん zatsudan | chatting; idle talk |
| 談話 | だんわ danwa | talk; conversation; dialogue |
| 面談 | めんだん mendan | interview |
| 商談 | しょうだん shoudan | business discussion; negotiation |
| 懇談 | こんだん kondan | friendly chat; relaxed conversation; informal meeting |
| 談合 | だんごう dangou | bid rigging; collusion (on contract bidding); (illegal) price-fixing agreement |
| 怪談 | かいだん kaidan | ghost story; tale of the supernatural |
| 相談役 | そうだんやく soudan'yaku | counselor; counsellor; adviser |
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