Today’s #kanji is 談, which is listed under its semantic element of #ごんべん（言）, which suggests a connection with language or communication. Its phonetic element is 炎 although 談 and 炎 don’t quite share a sound.
Meaning: to talk
Reading: ダン
談義（ダンギ）: a discussion, a discourse, a talk; a lecture, a lesson, a sermon
談合（ダンゴウ）する: to rig a bid, to collude, to agree (illegally) in advance
談笑（ダンショウ）する: to chat, to have a pleasant talk
談（ダン）じる: to talk about… to discuss
談判（ダンパン）する: to negotiate, to confer, to push hard (for…)
談話（ダンワ）: (a) talk, a dialogue; an informal expression of opinion, off-the-cuff remarks; discourse
縁談（エンダン）: marriage talk, an offer of marriage
会談（カイダン）: talks, a conference, a parley
雑談（ザツダン）する: to chat, to have a chat, to gossip
冗談（ジョウダン）: a joke, a jest, fun, humour
- ごんべん
