語 — eo

Parts that make up 語

How 語 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 語 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 言, 吾.

Korean example words with 語

• 어운語韻 Korean gloss: 말의 음조
• 어조語調 Korean gloss: 말의 가락
• 어취語趣 Korean gloss: 말의 취지
• 어기語氣 Korean gloss: 말하는 기세
• 어두語頭 Korean gloss: 말의 첫머리
• 어성語聲 Korean gloss: 말하는 소리
• 어중語中 Korean gloss: 말하는 가운데
• 온어溫語 Korean gloss: 부드러운 말씨
• 어의語義 Korean gloss: 단어나 말의 뜻
• 어구語句 Korean gloss: 말의 마디나 구절
• 어법語法 Korean gloss: 말의 일정한 법칙
• 난어難語 Korean gloss: 이해하기 어려운 말

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 語

• 英語えいご English (language)
• 日本語にほんご Japanese (language)
• 物語ものがたり story; tale; narrative
• 言語げんご language
• 用語ようご term; terminology; wording
• 国語こくご national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language
• 語るかたる to talk about; to speak of; to tell
• 外国語がいこくご foreign language
• 語らうかたらう to talk; to tell; to recite
• 語学ごがく study of foreign languages; linguistics
• 物語るものがたる to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate
• 落語らくご rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)

Characters sharing the phonetic 吾

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “어”

Other hanja with radical 言