Meanings
Tale, Talk
Radicals
Decomposition
⿰言舌
Etymology
Ideographic: A spoken 言 tongue 舌; 舌 also provides the pronunciation
Writing Practice
Stroke Order
Words Using This Kanji
457 words totaltelepathic communication
Standard Chinese
care for patients with bedpans, urinary bottles, etc.
not worth considering
to bring up a subject
nuisance phone call
to answer the phone
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
telephone counselling service
English speaker
Japanese speaker
to take care of
to engage in lively conversation
Internet telephony
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation)
to be different from what was previously said
to reminisce
cellular phone
mobile telephone
conversational language