Kanji

What does the kanji 語 mean?

語 means language; words. On'yomi ゴ. Kun'yomi かた.る、かた.らう.

Quick facts
On'yomiゴ
Kun'yomiかた.る、かた.らう
Strokes14
Main radical言
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
On'yomi ゴKun'yomi かた.る、かた.らう
N5 · estimated, JLPT framework14 strokes

language; words

Memory hook

Words (言) spoken by five (五) mouths (口) at once — LANGUAGE.

Stroke order · 14 strokes

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Common words

  • 英語えいごEnglish (language)
  • 語るかたるto narrate, to tell, to talk about
  • ~語~ごsuffix for language names

More words with this kanji

  • 日本語にほんごJapanese language
  • 単語たんごword, vocabulary
  • 国語こくごnational language; Japanese language (school subject)
  • 物語ものがたりstory, tale
  • 言語げんごlanguage
  • 語句ごくwords and phrases
  • 語学ごがくlanguage study
  • 主語しゅごsubject (grammar)
  • 敬語けいごhonorific language
  • 熟語じゅくごcompound kanji word; idiom
  • 用語ようごterminology, term
  • 物語るものがたるto tell, to narrate; to indicate, to show
  • 述語じゅつごpredicate (grammar)
  • 文語ぶんごliterary language, classical written Japanese
  • 標語ひょうごslogan, motto
  • 漢語かんごSino-Japanese word, word of Chinese origin
  • 略語りゃくごabbreviation
  • 語彙ごいvocabulary
  • 語源ごげんetymology

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.