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語 kanji — Word, Speech, Language | JLPT N5 · Nihongo Circle

語

Word, Speech, Language

14 strokes

N5

On readings 音読み

ご

Kun readings 訓読み

かた.る、かた.らう

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SayFiveMouth

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Saying five mouths' worth — words, language.

Words using 語

英語えいごEnglish (language)N5 ～語～ごwordN5 語るかたるto talkN3 言語げんごlanguageN3 国語こくごnational languageN3 語句ごくwordsN3 単語たんごwordN3 物語ものがたりtaleN3 語学ごがくlanguage studyN3 熟語じゅくごidiomN2 述語じゅつごpredicateN2 主語しゅご(gram) subjectN2

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