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

語

  • Meaning

    語 means "word, language, to 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.

  • Words using 語

    • 英語 えいご Listen English (language)
    • 日本語 にほんご Listen Japanese (language)
    • 言語 げんご Listen language
    • 用語 ようご Listen term; terminology; wording
    • 国語 こくご Listen national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language
    • 語る かたる Listen to talk about; to speak of; to tell
    • 外国語 がいこくご Listen foreign language
    • 語らう かたらう Listen to talk; to tell; to recite

  • Four-character idioms with 語

    • 言語道断 ごんごどうだん Listen outrageous; preposterous; scandalous
    • 一語一句 いちごいっく Listen every single word and phrase; each and every word
    • 不言不語 ふげんふご Listen silence
    • 千言万語 せんげんばんご Listen a great many words; huge number of words
    • 和顔愛語 わがんあいご Listen with a gentle face and a nice word
    • 大言壮語 たいげんそうご Listen big talk; boasting; bragging

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    • Verified meaning: word, language, to narrate
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かたる)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 語

    Given names 語(かたる)Listen

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  • 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."

  • Onyomi

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    go(ゴ) ゴ

  • Kunyomi

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    kata.rau(かた-らう) かた-らう

    kata.ru(かた-る) かた-る

  • Strokes

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    14 strokes

  • Radical

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    言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)

  • Related Keywords

    to narrate word language to chant to converse to inform tell speak talk recite discourse dialogue speech grammar story declare

Sentences including 語

  • We make not a few mistakes when speaking in english.

  • Does anyone here speak japanese?

  • They can speak spanish.

  • How often do you study english at school?

  • He speaks english as if he were an american.

  • You have to speak english.

  • He is weak in english.

  • How long have you been teaching english?

  • The students are making good progress in english.

  • You can speak german.

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