What is the Kanji for "Discuss"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Discuss", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Discuss" is "談".

This kanji has 1 reading:

Its onyomi reading is "Dan".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "火" means "Fire" and can be read as "Hi", "Ka", and "Ho". And The radical "訁" means "Say" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "談" mean in japanese?

"談" means "Discuss".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Third Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N3 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

相談: "Consult". The verbal noun '相談 (そうだん)' means 'to consult'. It refers to the act of discussing and seeking advice or guidance from someone, often on an important matter or decision. This word is commonly used when talking about getting input from others, for example: I will consult my boss about this - (上司に相談します). Let's consult on this issue - (この問題について相談しましょう).

冗談: "Joke". The Japanese noun '冗談 (じょうだん)' means 'joke'. This word refers to a humorous remark or story intended to provoke laughter. It can be used to describe playful, comedic speech or action. For example: That was just a joke - (あれは冗談だった). Let's tell some jokes - (冗談を言いましょう).

雑談: "Chat". The Japanese verbal noun '雑談 (ざつだん)' means 'chat'. It refers to casual, informal conversation on a variety of topics. It is commonly used to describe light, unstructured discussions between friends or colleagues. For example: Let's have a chat - (雑談しましょう). I enjoyed our casual chat - (私たちの雑談を楽しみました).

対談: "Discussion". The Japanese verbal noun '対談 (たいだん)' means 'discussion'. This noun refers to a formal conversation or exchange of views between two people, often experts or public figures, on a specific topic. It is commonly used to describe interviews or public speaking events where two individuals engage in a detailed discussion. For example: They had an interesting discussion about the economy - (彼らは経済について興味深い対談を行った).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "だ" is read as "da". And The hiragana "ん" is read as "n".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.