How can I read this kanji (Image attached)


[![enter image description
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That's the Kanji in question.

I'm trying to learn Japanese character's writing and reading (with manga) and
got stuck with this one, I've tried doing a search by radicals (jisho) and
from a list of kanji by strokes (wikipedia) and couldn't find a reference.

Thanks for taking your time in reading my question!




This is 話, made of 言＋舌.

Judging by the discussion under the other answer, you were unable to recognize
言 because of the variation in the direction of the first stroke. Take a look
at the following examples:

[![言](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Coxwy.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Coxwy.png)

These are examples of different ways to hand-write 言, taken from the official
[常用漢字表](http://kokugo.bunka.go.jp/kokugo_nihongo/joho/kijun/naikaku/pdf/joyokanjihyo_20101130.pdf).
You can find other examples of variation in this document, and I'd recommend
taking a couple minutes to look through it to see if there are any other
variations you're unfamiliar with.

As with many characters, there is not just _one_ way to write 言, but several
variations. Once you're used to them, they'll all look like the same thing to
you.




This is 話, made of 言＋舌.

Judging by the discussion under the other answer, you were unable to recognize
言 because of the variation in the direction of the first stroke. Take a look
at the following examples:

[![言](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Coxwy.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Coxwy.png)

These are examples of different ways to hand-write 言, taken from the official
[常用漢字表](http://kokugo.bunka.go.jp/kokugo_nihongo/joho/kijun/naikaku/pdf/joyokanjihyo_20101130.pdf).
You can find other examples of variation in this document, and I'd recommend
taking a couple minutes to look through it to see if there are any other
variations you're unfamiliar with.

As with many characters, there is not just _one_ way to write 言, but several
variations. Once you're used to them, they'll all look like the same thing to
you.

