語 — language, speak, word
ご
語
language
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
14 strokes
school
U+8A9E
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #301
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #347
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- language
- speak
- word
word
こ ・ご ko On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
かた ・がた kata Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
かたり ・がたり katari Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Components
Composed of
Phono-semantic compound (形声). 言 (words/speech) is the semantic radical. 吾 (五 go + 口 mouth, meaning "I/self") provides the phonetic element go. Language is speech directed outward from the self.