What does the kanji 語 mean?

The kanji 語 (kataru) means "word, speech, language". It is a JLPT N5 character.

What kanji is "kataru"?

"kataru" is written with the kanji 語, meaning "word, speech, language". Its readings are onyomi (Chinese-derived) ご (go), kunyomi (native Japanese) かたる (kataru). It is a JLPT N5 character.

How do you write the kanji 語?

Write 語 ("word") by following the correct stroke order. Use the interactive, step-by-step stroke order animation on this page to practise each stroke in sequence and build muscle memory.

What are the readings of 語?

語 has these readings: onyomi (Chinese-derived) ご (go), kunyomi (native Japanese) かたる (kataru).

語“word” Kanjikataru / go

JLPT N5

How to write 語

語 (word) kanji stroke order diagram with numbered strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning

word, speech, language

Onyomi (音読み)

ご go

Chinese reading

Kunyomi (訓読み)

かた（る） kata(ru)

Japanese reading

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Example sentences using 語

Human-reviewed sentence pairs from the Tatoeba corpus, with readings shown above the kanji.

フランス語ごはさっぱりできません。
I can't speak French at all.
フランス語 (ふらんすご)
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Read 語 in a story

Short Japanese comics written so that every word in them is JLPT N5. One of them teaches this character — the match is on the words an episode teaches, not every character in its dialogue.