会話

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 日本人と日常会話を練習しています。▶ —
   I practice daily conversation with Japanese people.
2. 英会話の教室に通っています。▶ —
   I attend an English-conversation class.

Collocations

Mnemonic

Kaiwa (会話) is the Sino-Japanese "conversation, dialogue" — 会 (meet) + 話 (talk) = "talking when met." The eikaiwa (English conversation) and chuugokugo kaiwa industry is huge in Japan. Compare: taiwa (対話, formal dialogue, peace talks), oshaberi (chitchat, casual), hanashiai (discussion, meeting), giron (argument / debate). Kaiwa-ryoku (conversational ability) is a core metric in JLPT, EIKEN, TOEIC Speaking. Korean "hwoe-hwa / dae-hwa / jap-dam / to-ron" maps onto Japanese's Sino-Japanese plus loanword register split — precise register study required.

Quick check

1. Formal political-dialogue word like peace talks?

   • Taiwa — formal / political / peace
   • Kaiwa — general conversation
   • Oshaberi — chitchat
   • Giron — argument