話わ柄へい

noun

topic of conversation; subject

A formal, somewhat literary term for a topic or subject of discussion. In modern Japanese, 話題 (わだい) is overwhelmingly more common.

• 会かい議ぎの話わ柄へいは来らい年ねん度どの予よ算さんについてだった。

  The topic of the meeting was next year's budget.