相談

そうだん

consultation, advice

Mnemonic

Two of you with an eye on the same problem, and the talk running long enough to warm the room. The same Dan だん as 冗談, except that nothing here is a joke. There is something I want to ask you about: そうだん.

Built from

相

mutual, each other

木 tree + 目 eye

談

talk, discuss

言 speech on the left with a double fire beside it. Talk that goes on long enough to warm up.

Words sharing these kanji

相手 partner, opponent 相変わらず as usual, as before 相当 correspondence, suitability 冗談 joke

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