【語】(go, kataru/ talk, word) Japanese Kanji | JLPT N5

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In this time, I will introduce the Kanji character 語.

How to read

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are
・ご　go

For example,
・日本語　にほんご　nihon-go
It means Japanese language

・敬語　けいご　kei-go
It means honorific

・外国語　がいこくご　gai-koku-go
It means foreign language

・国語　こくご　koku-go
It means national language
Basically, it means Japanese subjects.

・語源　ごげん　go-gen
It means etymology, origin of words

・熟語　じゅくご　juku-go
It means idiom

and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next, the kun-reading is
・かた-る　kata-ru

For example,
・語る　かたる　kata-ru
It means recount a story, talk

and so on.

③ Special reading

This kanji has no special reading.

Meanings

Next is the meaning of the kanji for "語".
This kanji is used in the next meanings
・recount a story
・talk
・tell
・word

Radical

And the radical of this character is 言　gon-ben
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

There is no family name that uses the kanji character "語", which is widely used in Japan

Personal name

There are no specific well-known personal names using the Kanji for 語

Place

Next, I will introduce a place name that use the kanji character for 語.
・東京外国語大学　とうきょうがいこくごだいがく　Tokyo gaikokugo daigaku
It is Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

Look-alikes

Here are some kanji that are similar to 語
There is no particular kanji that resembles the kanji character for "語".
・話　わ、はなし　wa, hanashi
It means speak, say

・詰　きつ、つ-める　kitsu, tsu-meru
It means packing

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