語 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「言」
道9Elementary year 2 ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「言」
- On
- ゴ
- Kun
- かた(る)
- Meaning
- word, language
Origin
言 (speech) + 吾 (go, the sound) → words spoken together: language.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ゴ | 語学・新語・国語 |
|---|---|
| かたる | 語る・物語 |
| かたらう | 語らう・語らい |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 日本語にほんご
Japanese language
- 国語こくご
Japanese (subject)
Example
日本語を はなします。
I speak Japanese.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)