Entry
  1. Noun

    person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser

    ボブは誰か話し相手を探していた。
    Bob was looking for someone to talk with.

Also written 話相手【はなしあいて】

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

tale, talk

Kun
はな.すはなし
On
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
134 of 2500
Radical
speech
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-7-6SKIP code
7a6.8The Kanji Dictionary
0266.4Four corner code
3077deroo
8a71Unicode hex code
1-47-35JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4358Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5608New Nelson (John Haig)
1527New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1928Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1027Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1388Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
344Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
368Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
133A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
180Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35441Morohashi
221A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
238Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
238Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
151sakade
86Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
240henshall3
229Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
125crowley
178Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.2busy_people
1684Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
350Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hua4Pinyin reading
hwaKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy

Kun
あい-
On
ソウショウ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
45 of 2500
Radical
eye
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Used in names as

おうさがすけ

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-4-5SKIP code
4a5.3The Kanji Dictionary
4690.0Four corner code
1879deroo
76f8Unicode hex code
1-33-74JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2241Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3920New Nelson (John Haig)
900New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1120Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
609Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
808Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
209Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
222Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
66A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
868Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
97Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23151Morohashi
530A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
146Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
146Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
452sakade
759Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
348henshall3
334Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
111crowley
391Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1383Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
213Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xiang1, xiang4Pinyin reading
sangKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

hand

Kun
て--てた-
On
シュ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
60 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-4-3, 2-1-3SKIP code
3c0.1The Kanji Dictionary
2050.0Four corner code
2247deroo
624bUnicode hex code
1-28-74JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1827Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2060New Nelson (John Haig)
3456New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4267Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2155Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2907Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
637Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
687Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
42A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
118Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
37Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11768Morohashi
32A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
57Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
57Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
28sakade
54Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
35henshall3
30Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
57crowley
170Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.19busy_people
847Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
644Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shou3Pinyin reading
suKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level