はな
話
　
し
がい
甲斐

takes genitive case の, noun

  1. worth talking to.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
はな
話
　
し
がい
甲斐
 話し甲斐 はなしがい
はな
話
　
し
　
が
　
い
 話しがい はなしがい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

tale, talk
はなし　ワ　はな.す (2nd, N5)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
tongue, reed, clapper
した　ゼツ (5th, N1)
thousand
セン　ち　かず (1st, N5)
armor, high (voice), A grade
かぶと　コウ　カン (8th, N1)
beautiful, patterned
ヒ　イ　あや (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
un-, mistake, negative
ヒ　あら.ず (5th, N3)
sentence, literature, style
ブン　モン　も (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)