What does kanji 語 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 語 is word.

How is kanji 語 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 語 are かた.る, かた.らう; the onyomi readings are ゴ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 語?

Kanji 語 is taught in Jōyō Grade 2.

What is the main radical of kanji 語?

The main radical for kanji 語 is 言.

What words use kanji 語?

Example words that use kanji 語 include 語る, 語学, 語, 語源.

JōyōJLPT N5Kanken 9

語

Meaning

Kanji 語

word

word, speech, language

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: かた.るかた.らう
Onyomi 音読み: ゴ
Nanori 名乗り: かたことつぐ

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 2
JLPT: JLPT N5
Frequency: #301
Strokes: 14
Radical: 言
Components: 口 • 五 • 言
Kanji Kentei: Level 9
Similar Kanji: 梧 • 衙 • 鋙 • 晤 • 牾 • 吾 • 俉

Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 1,282 entries that include this kanji.

語る

かたる

to indicate

語学

ごがく

linguistics

語

ご

language

語源

ごげん

origin of a word

語彙

ごい

vocabulary

語句

ごく

words

語り手

かたりて

narrator

語らう

かたらう

to talk

語り

かたり

narration

語気

ごき

tone

語り口

かたりくち

way of reciting

語感

ごかん

sense of language

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

その語の意味を教えてください。

Please tell me the meaning of that word.

子どもは新しい語をすぐ覚える。

Children quickly learn new words.

彼はていねいな語で話した。

He spoke in polite language.

強い語は相手を傷つけることがある。

Harsh words can sometimes hurt others.

日本語は世界で広く学ばれている語の一つだ。

Japanese is one of the languages widely studied in the world.