話題 (わだい, wadai) Japanese meaning: topic

話題 (わだい, wadai) Japanese meaning: topic | Kotomora

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テーマN3sense 1
テーマ is a loanword for the formal theme of a lecture, essay, or artwork, while 話題 refers more broadly to whatever people are currently talking about.
トピック sense 1
トピック is a direct loanword equivalent to English 'topic', while 話題 is the more natural, everyday Japanese word for the same idea.
議ぎ題だいN1sense 1
議題 is a formal agenda item to be discussed at a meeting, whereas 話題 is any subject that comes up in casual or general conversation.
語かたり
話題 is the standard modern word for 'topic', while using 語り to mean 'topic' is rare and mainly limited to the subject matter of a telling.

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持もち切きりN1
話題 is the neutral word for 'topic of conversation', while 持ち切り stresses that everyone everywhere is talking about the same thing at once.
バズ
話題 is the general native word for 'topic' or 'subject of conversation', while バズ specifically means viral, internet-driven excitement or chatter.
センセーション
話題 is a neutral word for something people are talking about, while センセーション implies a dramatic, exciting reaction from the public.
関かん心しん事じ
話題 is simply whatever topic people happen to be talking about, while 関心事 implies something someone personally cares about or worries over.

課か題だいN2sense 1
話題 (わだい, a topic of conversation) and 課題 (かだい, an assignment or task) look and sound similar but refer to completely different things.
本ほん題だい
話題 is any topic currently being talked about, while 本題 specifically means the central, essential topic as opposed to tangents or preliminaries.
題だいN3
話題 means a 'topic of conversation' currently being discussed, while 題 refers to the fixed title or subject of a work or question.

Compound of 話 (はなし, 'talk, story') and 題 (だい, 'subject, theme'). The reading わだい is a regular sound change from はなし + だい.