はなし

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of はなし – see the following entry.

【話】2 [noun] talking; speaking; speech; conversation [noun] story; tale; narrative [noun] a topic; a subject; that which is spoken about [noun] rumors; rumours [noun] negotiation; consultation; discussion [noun] lecture; speech Alternative spellings 話し, 噺, 咄

(This term, はなし (hanashi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as はなし, see Category:Japanese kanji read as はなし.)

Etymology 2

Verb

はなし • (hanashi) 

1. stem or continuative form of はなす (hanasu) [godan]

Okinawan

Noun

はなし (hanashi) 

1. 話, 話し: conversation, speech, story