Meaning

Primary

Way Of Speaking

Alternatives

Speaking Style, Way Of Talking, Talking Style

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Your speaking way is… your way of speaking, or your speaking style. This includes your tone of voice, speed, and even how you use gestures when talking. It's more about the whole way you communicate, not just the wording or how you phrase things.

Reading

はなしかた
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This uses the kun'yomi readings from the vocab words 話す and . So as long as you're okay with those, you can apply that knowledge over here.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 話し方を教える

    to teach how to speak

    話し方を考える

    to think about how to talk about something, to think about one's manner of speech

    話し方を学ぶ

    to learn how to speak

Context Sentences

話し方が本当にイライラするのよね。

The way he talks makes me really annoyed.

まるで日本人みたいな話し方ですね。

You talk like a Japanese person.

説得力のある話し方を学びたいです。

I want to learn a persuasive way of talking.

Kanji Composition