Info on the Kanji 語

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What is this? "語"

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
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Example Sentences with 語
外国がとっても楽しいと分った。

10ヶ国を話せたらどんなにかっこいいだろう!

イタリアを話せますか?

私は日本が話せない。



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