Quick answer
語 is the kanji for "Word". Its reading is かた.る (kataru). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Word
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
14 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The speech radical (言) with a mouth that multiplies words — language moves from speaker to listener through open air, word after word.
ご (go) sounds like 'go' — words 'go' from your mouth to someone's ear.
Example Sentences
日本語は難しいですが、面白いです。
にほんごはむずかしいですが、おもしろいです。
Japanese is difficult, but interesting.
フランス語を少し話せます。
ふらんすごをすこしはなせます。
I can speak a little French.
Vocabulary using 語
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Last updated Jun 18, 2026
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