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How to say 'Topic' in Japanese | 話題

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The Japanese word for Topic is 'Wadai', written as 話題 in Japanese.'Topic' in hiragana is わだい.

    word

    話題

    Meaning

    Topic

    Reading

    わだい

    wadai

    Kanji

    話Talk 題Topic

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '話題 (わだい)' means 'topic'. It refers to a subject of conversation or discussion. This word is commonly used in both casual and formal contexts to indicate what people are talking about. For example: That's an interesting topic「それは面白い話題だ」(それはおもしろいわだいだ). Let's change the topic「話題を変えましょう」(わだいをかえましょう). The word can also be used to describe trending or popular subjects, such as in '最近の話題 (さいきんのわだい) (recent topic/trending topic)'. It is a versatile term that can apply to any subject matter being discussed.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    2071

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 話題

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    話

    Meaning

    Talk

  • kanji

    題

    Meaning

    Topic

Words Related to 話題 Through the Kanji 話

These 17 Words contain the Kanji 話 as well.

  • word

    話

    Meaning

    Story

  • word

    話す

    Meaning

    Talk, Speak

  • word

    会話

    Meaning

    Conversation

  • word

    電話

    Meaning

    Call

  • word

    電話帳

    Meaning

    Phone book

  • word

    世話

    Meaning

    Care

  • word

    受話器

    Meaning

    Receiver

  • word

    話し合う

    Meaning

    Discuss

  • word

    話し掛ける

    Meaning

    Address

  • word

    神話

    Meaning

    Myth

  • word

    話し合い

    Meaning

    Discussion

  • word

    長話

    Meaning

    Long talk

  • word

    作り話

    Meaning

    Fabrication

  • word

    対話

    Meaning

    Dialogue

  • word

    受話

    Meaning

    Receiver

  • word

    話し言葉

    Meaning

    Spoken language

  • word

    話し声

    Meaning

    Voice

Words Related to 話題 Through the Kanji 題

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 題 as well.

  • word

    問題

    Meaning

    Question, Problem

  • word

    宿題

    Meaning

    Homework

  • word

    課題

    Meaning

    Task, Issue

  • word

    議題

    Meaning

    Agenda

  • word

    主題

    Meaning

    Theme

  • word

    題名

    Meaning

    Title

  • word

    例題

    Meaning

    Example

  • word

    題する

    Meaning

    Entitle

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What does 'Wadai' (話題) mean?

'Wadai' means 'Topic' .

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