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話しかける

はなしかけるhanashikakeruverb

N21,868th most heard wordIn 75 of 4140 videos (2%)heard 194 timeslast on Oct 25, 2026

  1. to address (someone)
  2. to accost a person
  3. to talk (to someone)

Across the 4,140 Japanese YouTube videos LingoDew uses to teach Japanese, 話しかける is heard 194 times in 75 videos from 34 channels, the 1,868th most heard word. Unofficial JLPT word lists put it at N2.

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  1. 14:30日本人はさ、この話しかけないでみたいな、うん。Japanese people give off this vibe like, don't talk to me, you know.0から始める日本語会話【駅でなんて言う?】N5 | What Do You Say at a Japanese Station?
  2. 6:14これ後ろについてるんですが、「飲み込んでしまえよ、夕焼け、僕も一緒に飲み込んでしまえよ」と夕焼けに対して話しかけているんですね。This is attached at the end, but he's saying 'swallow me up, sunset, swallow me up too' — he's talking to the sunset.04♪猫 / DISH//【日本の歌で日本語を勉強しよう】
  3. 18:00あ、寝てますけど話しかけられますね。Ah, they're sleeping but I can talk to them.Learn Japanese with a JRPG (Intermediate) | Dragon Quest VII Reimagined #1
  4. 8:53ちょっとがんばって話しかけた日もありました。There were days when I tried a little to talk to him.リアルな日本語リスニング👂Unscripted : Listening to Real Japanese
  5. 2:23頑張って自分から積極的にこう話しかけたり突っ込んだりするような振る舞いをしてたんです。ですI was trying hard to proactively talk to people and make jokes and stuff. So日本語ペラペラ外国人でもやらかす「恥ずかしすぎる日本語の間違い」@おんちゃん-p4c @matomojanee

How it's said

Forms and phrases that come up again and again in the videos.

Forms you'll hear
話しかけて話しかけましょう話しかけない話しかけます話しかけた話しかけられない
Often heard with
人に話しかける23×にも話しかける8×相手に話しかける5×話しかけるとき4×日本語で話しかける3×

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