Skip to content
語

Kanji 語: meaning "language, word", readings, stroke order

The kanji 語 means "language, word". On'yomi: ゴ; kun'yomi: かたる、かたらう. JLPT N5 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
language, word
On'yomi
ゴ
Kun'yomi
かたるかたらう
Strokes
14
Level
JLPT N5
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 語

  • 日本語 にほんご — Japanese (language)
  • 英語 えいご — English
  • ~語 ~ご — word, language
  • 語る かたる — to talk, to tell, to recite
  • 言語 げんご — language
  • 語学 ごがく — language study
  • 国語 こくご — national language
  • 物語 ものがたり — tale, story, legend
  • 語句 ごく — words, phrases
  • 単語 たんご — word; vocabulary
  • 敬語 けいご — honorific language (lit., respect language)
  • 熟語 じゅくご — idiom, kanji compound

Stroke order · 14 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13
  14. 14

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Remember them for good

Quizzes, writing, listening and spaced reviews: KanaLearn has you review each word at the right time. Free, no ads.

Start for free