Info on the Kanji 語

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Meaning(s)

word, speech, language

Reading(s)

onyomi GO
kunyomi kata-ru, kata-rau

Other

stroke count 14
grade 2
jlpt level N5
Example words with 語
WordMeaning

go
talk / recital / narration / topic
いちご
ichigo
one word
なにご
nanigo
what language
がいご
gaigo
foreign language
かたり
katari
talk / recital / narration / topic
かたる
kataru
to talk / to tell / to recite
ごがく
gogaku
language study
ごかん
gokan
spacing between words
ごき
goki
tone / manner of speaking
ごちょう
gochou
word-length / word size
こくご
kokugo
national language / japanese language / native japanese words
にんご
nin go
human speech
西にしご
nishigo
spanish
つちご
tsuchi go
native tongue / dialect
はんご
han go
half-word
ぼご
bogo
mother tongue / native language
か国かこくご
ka kokugo
counter for languages
カ国かこくご
ka kokugo
counter for languages
ケ国けこくご
ke kokugo
counter for languages
ジモじもご
jimo go
local language / local dialect
タイたいご
tai go
thai
タメためご
tame go
casual language
フラふらご
fura go
french language
ホピほぴご
hopi go
hopi
外国がいこくご
gaikokugo
foreign language
外来がいらいご
gairaigo
borrowed word / foreign origin word
らいかたらい
katara i
talk / troth / chat / lovers vow
らうかたらう
katara u
to talk / to tell / to recite / to pledge / to conspire with
こくごがく
kokugogaku
japanese philology
しゅつかたり
shutsu katari
onstage appearance of the joruri musicians and chanters
中国ちゅうごくご
chuugokugo
chinese
日本にほんご
nihongo
japanese
母国ぼこくご
bokokugo
mother tongue / native language
アイヌあいぬご
ainu go
ainu
アラムあらむご
aramu go
aramaic
エラムえらむご
eramu go
elamite
オトナおとなご
otona go
adult language / office jargon
ケルトけるとご
keruto go
celtic
コプトこぷとご
koputo go
coptic
コリアこりあご
koria go
korean
タヒチたひちご
tahichi go
tahitian
タミルたみるご
tamiru go
tamil
トルコとるこご
toruko go
turkish
ドイツどいつご
doitsu go
german
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