Meaning

Primary

Way Of Speaking

Alternatives

Speaking Style, Way Of Talking, Talking Style

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The way of speaking is your way of speaking (or it could be your speaking style). This is how someone talks. Some people have an interesting speaking style, after all.

Reading

はなしかた
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This uses the kun'yomi readings from the vocab words 話す and . So as long as you're okay with those, you can apply that knowledge over here.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • やさしい話し方

    a kind manner of speech

    伝わる話し方

    an easily understood way of speaking

    テンポの良い話し方

    speaking with a good sense for conversational rhythm

Context Sentences

話し方が本当にイライラするのよね。

The way he talks makes me really annoyed.

コウイチの話し方って、かなりしぶいよね。

Koichi's style of conversation is very cultured, eh?

うわぁ!君の話し方、まるで母国語が日本語の人みたいだね。

Wow! The way you talk sounds just like a native Japanese person.

Kanji Composition