Japanese word

談話

Pronunciation

Romajidanwa

Meaning

  • nounconversation

Example

先生と談話しました。sen sei to dan wa shi ma shi ta

I had a conversation with my teacher.

Illustration for 談話 (conversation)

More examples

会議の後、研究者たちは談話を続けました。kai gi no ato ken kyū sha ta chi wa dan wa o tsuzu ke ma shi ta

After the meeting, the researchers continued their conversation.

Core concept

Presents a mutual exchange in which people share thoughts, information, or opinions through speech.

Common phrases

  • 談話を交わすdan wa o ka wa su

    exchange words

  • 談話に加わるdan wa ni kuwa wa ru

    join the conversation

Similar words

会話kaiwa: Communication in which people speak and respond to one another.
対話taiwa: A mutual exchange of ideas through direct and focused communication.
話し合いhanashiai: An exchange of views aimed at considering or resolving a matter.

Definition in Japanese

人と人とが言葉を交わして話し合うこと。hito to hito to ga koto ba o ka wa shi te hana shi a u ko to

Word origin

The Sino-Japanese compound combines 談 (dan, "talk") and 話 (wa, "speech"), with both characters referring to spoken exchange.

Usage tips

  • In modern Japanese, 談話 (danwa) has a more formal tone than 会話 (kaiwa), so it often appears in formal descriptions of discussion.

Other meanings

  • dialoguenoun
  • talknoun

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