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Kanji Detail for 語 - "word, language, narrate"

  • Meaning

    語 means "word, language, narrate."

    1. To narrate - To speak; to state; to tell stories; to say.

    2. Words - Phrases; sayings; proverbs; stories.

    3. Analects - Abbreviation for "Rongo" (Analects of Confucius).

    4. To inform - To teach; to notify.

    5. To converse - To talk intimately; to recruit.

    6. To chant - To recite with melody.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    word; speech; language

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    language, words; saying, expression

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    dialect; language; speech

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    words, language; saying, expression

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To narrate one's meaning. Exchanging small words in questions and answers is called 語. Such as 偶語 (talking in pairs), 私語 (whispering). Also words with essential meaning and complete thoughts are also called 語. Such as 成語 (idioms), 語錄 (recorded sayings). The Confucian school's record of the Master's words is the Analects. | To tell. The Analects says "Stay and let me tell you."
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