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話しかける · ichidan verb

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

address; talk to; accost

Used when initiating speech with someone, often in a casual or friendly way. Can also imply stopping someone to speak.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

start a conversation; begin to talk

Focuses on the act of beginning to speak, often after a silence or when meeting someone.

〈人ひと〉に話はなしかけるto talk to/approach someone
電でん車しゃで隣となりに座すわった人ひとに話はなしかけた。
I struck up a conversation with the person sitting next to me on the train.
気き軽がるに話はなしかけるto casually strike up a conversation with someone
彼かれはだれにでも気き軽がるに話はなしかける。
He casually talks to anyone.
〈人ひと〉が話はなしかけてくるsomeone comes up and starts talking to you
知しらない人ひとが急きゅうに話はなしかけてきた。
A stranger suddenly came up and started talking to me.
〈人ひと〉に話はなしかけられるto be spoken to/approached by someone
道みちで外がい国こく人じんに話はなしかけられた。
I was approached by a foreigner on the street.

話はなすN5sense 1
話す is the general verb for speaking or talking about something, while 話しかける specifically means to initiate speech with someone.
声こえをかける sense 1
声をかける is broader and can mean calling out, inviting, or offering help, whereas 話しかける focuses narrowly on starting a conversation.
語かたりかける sense 2
語りかける has a gentler, more literary feel, often used for speaking warmly or earnestly, while 話しかける is the everyday, neutral word for approaching someone to talk.

話はなし出だすN2
話しかける means to speak TO a specific person to initiate a conversation, whereas 話し出す just describes the moment speech begins, with no particular addressee implied.
話はなし込こむN2
話しかける means to initiate a conversation by speaking to someone, while 話し込む describes being deeply engrossed in an ongoing conversation.

Compound of 話し (stem of 話す 'to speak') + かける (掛ける 'to direct toward'), literally 'to direct speech toward someone'.