Word Meaning いい話

いいはなし iihanashi

いい話 is read as いいはなし (iihanashi) and means good prospect (e.g. marriage, business).

Meaning

English

  1. good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
  2. good story
  3. heartwarming story

Reading

Kana

いいはなし

Romaji

iihanashi

Writing Variants

  • 良い話 いいはなし iihanashi
  • 良い話 よいはなし yoihanashi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 115256 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

はなし

circumstances

電話

でんわ

telephone (device)

小話

こばなし

anecdote

お話

おはなし

story

長話

ながばなし

long talk

対話

たいわ

dialogue

会話

かいわ

conversation

談話

だんわ

discourse

神話

しんわ

myth

世話

せわ

sewamono (Edo-period drama about contemporary life)

通話

つうわ

counter for telephone calls of a set duration

民話

みんわ

folk tale

Example Sentences

10

That's a nice story.

It was a nice story.

It's a good story.

If it's a nice story, that would be good.

I have something good to tell you.

If it turns into a good story, that would be good.

Tell me a good story.

I am surprised that she refused such a good offer.

Tajima ... can't you talk a little bit more genteelly?

One day I had a phone call from a friend. "There's a nice little earner, won't you come round?" so I went to his house.