話しかける (Hanashikakeru) — to address (someone) · Japanese Dictionary · Nantoka

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Hanashikakeru

Other forms: 話し掛ける

話しかける (Hanashikakeru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to address (someone), to accost a person, to talk (to someone), to begin to talk”.

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verbto address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone)
ichidan verb, transitive verbto begin to talk; to start a conversation

Examples

話しかけるな。
Don't talk!
彼は議長に話しかけた。
He addressed himself to the chairman.
彼女は議長に話しかけた。
She addressed herself to the chairperson.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 話しかける

Related words

話talk 話すto talk 電話telephone call お話story お世話になるto receive favor 携帯電話mobile phone 掛けるto hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall)掛かるto take (a resource, e.g. time or money)係長subsection head 仕掛けるto start 話し合うto discuss 出かけるto go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing)