Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Talk

Alternative

Speak

Mnemonic

Say it with your tongue. If you do, you'll be able to talk. You'll be able to speak.

Readings

On’yomi

わ

Kun’yomi

はな, はなし

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

If something uses their tongue, it will be able to talk and speak. To prove this, you teach a walrus (わ) to use its tongue, and lo and behold, it speaks to you!

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Found In Vocabulary