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談

discuss
Stroke count: 15

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JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 3

Meanings

  1. discussRtK
  2. talk
  1. bid rigging
  2. collusion (on contract bidding)
  3. (illegal) price-fixing agreement
  4. consultation
  5. discussion

Popular Usage

相談冗談縁談会談

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 374

Compound words

相談そうだん
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
冗談じょうだん
joke; jest; funny story
相談するそうだんする
to consult
縁談えんだん
marriage proposal; marriage talks
会談かいだん
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
怪談かいだん
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
歓談かんだん
pleasant talk; chat
講談こうだん
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
懇談こんだん
friendly chat; relaxed conversation; informal meeting
雑談ざつだん
chatting; idle talk
示談じだん
settlement out of court; private settlement
商談しょうだん
business discussion; negotiation
対談たいだん
talk; dialogue; conversation
談合だんごう
bid rigging; collusion (on contract bidding); (illegal) price-fixing agreement; consultation; discussion
談笑だんしょう
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
談話だんわ
talk; conversation; dialogue; informal expression of opinion; off-the-cuff remarks
漫談まんだん
chat; desultory conversation
余談よだん
digression
面談めんだん
interview
座談会ざだんかい
symposium; round-table discussion
相談役そうだんやく
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
相談所そうだんじょ
consultation office; information center; bureau; agency
失敗談しっぱいだん
failure story; horror story
画談がだん
discussions on art and painting

Additional Examples

彼は腹を立てた様子だったが、結局それは冗談だった。
His apparent anger proved to be only a joke.tatoeba
彼は不成功に終わった商談について意見を述べた。
He commented on his unsuccessful business negotiation.tatoeba
彼は彼女の冗談に思わず笑ってしまった。
He could not help laughing at her jokes.tatoeba
彼は彼女の冗談が分からなかった。
He didn't get her joke.tatoeba

Stroke Order

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