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KanjiN5Grade 2 · 小214 strokesRadical 言#301 in newspapers

語 · word, speech

語 is a kanji meaning word, speech, language. It has 14 strokes and is on the JLPT N5 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ゴgo

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • かたるkataru
  • かたらうkatarau

Practise the N5 kanji

In 第2巻 JLPT N5, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 語 · 20 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 語
WordReadingMeaningLevel
英語えいごEnglish (language)N5
語るかたるto talk, to tell, to reciteN3
言語げんごlanguageN3
語学ごがくlanguage studyN3
国語こくごnational languageN3
物語ものがたりtale, story, legendN3
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More words that use 語
WordReadingMeaningLevel
語句ごくwords, phrasesN3
単語たんごword; vocabularyN3
敬語けいごhonorific language (lit., respect language)N2
熟語じゅくごidiom, kanji compoundN2
主語しゅご(gram) subjectN2
述語じゅつごpredicateN2
物語るものがたるto tell, to indicateN2
用語ようごterm, terminologyN2
語彙ごいvocabulary, glossaryN1
語源ごげんword root, word derivation, etymologyN1
漢語かんごChinese word, Sino-Japanese wordN1
文語ぶんごwritten language, literary languageN1
略語りゃくごabbreviation, acronymN1
標語ひょうごmotto, slogan, catchwordN1

Example sentence

私は英語を教える。

わたしはえいごをおしえる

I teach English.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #158299 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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