Kanji

Level: N5 Strokes: 14

語

Meaning in English

word, speech, language

Readings

Onyomi: ゴ Kunyomi: かた.る, かた.らう Romaji: go / kata.ru, kata.rau

Stroke order

Animated kanji stroke order

語

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese palavra, fala, linguagem

Spanish palabra, habla, lenguaje

Korean 단어, 말, 언어

French mot, parole, langage

Italian parola, discorso, linguaggio

German Wort, Rede, Sprache

Indonesian kata, ucapan, bahasa

★ Vietnamese từ ngữ, lời nói, ngôn ngữ

Thai คำพูด ภาษา

Words with this kanji

N1 語彙 goi vocabulary, glossary N1 語源 gogen word root, word derivation, etymology N1 漢語 kango Chinese word, Sino-Japanese word N1 文語 bungo written language, literary language N1 略語 ryakugo abbreviation, acronym N1 標語 hyougo motto, slogan, catchword N2 敬語 keigo honorific language (lit., respect language) N2 熟語 jukugo idiom, kanji compound N2 主語 shugo (gram) subject

Sentences with this kanji

N3 彼は日本に十年住んでいるから日本語が上手なわけだ Kare wa Nihon ni juunen sunde iru kara nihongo ga jouzu na wake da He has lived in Japan for ten years so no wonder his Japanese is good N5 彼は日本語だけでなく英語も話します Kare wa nihongo dake de naku eigo mo hanashimasu He speaks not only Japanese but also English N4 日本語を勉強しているうちに文化にも興味が出てきた Nihongo o benkyou shite iru uchi ni bunka ni mo kyoumi ga dete kita While studying Japanese I became interested in the culture too N4 彼は英語ばかりか中国語も話せる Kare wa eigo bakari ka chuugokugo mo hanaseru He speaks not only English but also Chinese N5 日本語を勉強しながら音楽を聞きます。 Nihongo o benkyou shinagara ongaku o kikimasu. I study Japanese while listening to music. N5 私は日本語が少し話せます。 Watashi wa nihongo ga sukoshi hanasemasu. I can speak a little Japanese. N4 日本語で手紙を書けるようになりました。 Nihongo de tegami o kakeru you ni narimashita. I became able to write letters in Japanese. N4 日本語が前より分かるようになりました。 Nihongo ga mae yori wakaru you ni narimashita. I have become able to understand Japanese better than before. N4 学生のとき、日本語を勉強しました。 Gakusei no toki, nihongo o benkyou shimashita. When I was a student, I studied Japanese.