Moji Ninja

語 — language; word

語 means “language; word”. It is a JLPT N5 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: ゴ (go). Kun'yomi: かた(る) (kataru). You'll see it in words such as フランス語 (furansugo, “French (language)”).

語
Stroke order of 語
Meaning
language; word
On'yomi
ゴ (go)
Kun'yomi
かた(る) (kataru)
Strokes
14
Level
JLPT N5 · set More everyday words

How to remember 語

Words (言) from five (五) mouths (口): language.

Parts: 言 say; words · 五 five · 口 mouth; box

Words with 語

WordReadingMeaning
フランス語フランスご furansugo onFrench (language)
語るかたる kataru kunto talk about; to speak of
語ご go onword; term
ドイツ語ドイツご doitsugo onGerman (language)

Example sentences

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