話わ題だい

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 1,000

Meanings

The main subject of a conversation, discussion, or piece of writing.

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

topical; much talked about; in the news

Describes something that is currently being widely discussed or is a hot topic. Often used as 話題の〜.

話わ題だいを変かえるto change the subject
気きまずくなったので話わ題だいを変かえた。
It got awkward, so I changed the subject.
話わ題だいの〈物もの〉the much-talked-about ~; the currently trending ~
話わ題だいのレストランに行いってみた。
I went to try the restaurant that everyone's been talking about.
話わ題だいにするto bring something up as a topic
彼かの女じょは最さい近きんのニュースを話わ題だいにした。
She brought up recent news as a topic.
話わ題だいが尽つきないto never run out of things to talk about
彼かれとは話わ題だいが尽つきない。
I never run out of things to talk about with him.

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.
大だい注ちゅう目もく
話題 refers to a topic people are talking about, while 大注目 emphasizes the intensity of attention something is receiving, not just conversation.

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.