かた.る
kataru
JLPT N514 strokesKanjiLevel 8 - JLPT N5

Quick answer

語 is the kanji for "Word". A common reading is かた.る (kataru). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Word

Also : Speech · Language

Readings

kunかた.る/ katarukunかた.らう/ katarauon/ go

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Memory Aid

Meaning ·

The speech radical (言) with a mouth that multiplies words — language moves from speaker to listener through open air, word after word.

Reading ·

ご (go) sounds like 'go' — words 'go' from your mouth to someone's ear.

Example Sentences

日本語は難しいですが、面白いです。

にほんごはむずかしいですが、おもしろいです。

Japanese is difficult, but interesting.

フランス語を少し話せます。

ふらんすごをすこしはなせます。

I can speak a little French.

Vocabulary using 語

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