Kanji 語: "word, speech, language"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 語

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 語かたるto talk about; to speak of; to tell; to narrate · to recite; to chant
• 物もの語がたりstory; tale; narrative; account
• 英えい語ごEnglish (language)
• 単たん語ごword; vocabulary
• 日本にほん語ごJapanese (language)
• 語ごword; term · language
• 言げん語ごlanguage
• 語かたりかけるto make a speech; to address
• 敬けい語ごhonorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
• 物もの語がたるto tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to recount · to tell of; to show; to indicate; to prove
• 語かたり合あうto talk together
• 語ご尾び(inflectional) ending of a word · end of a sentence

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