語 — word, speech, language

Readings

On'yomi

ゴ

Kun'yomi

かた.るかた.らう

Example words

• 英語えいごEnglish (language)
• 物語ものがたりtale; story; legend
• 言語げんごlanguage
• 用語ようご(1) term; terminology (2) wording; choice of words; phraseology
• 国語こくご(1) national language (2) Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan) (3) native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
• 語るかたるto talk; to tell; to recite
• 語学ごがくlanguage study
• 物語るものがたるto tell; to indicate