14 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N5

word, speech, language

Kun'yomi
  • to talk about ②to recite ③to indicate
  • to talk
On'yomi
  • word ②language ③speech

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

60.8%
かたかたらう 39.2%

Character Breakdown

word, speech, language
ゴ かた.る (2nd, N5)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
I, my, our
われ わが- あ- (Kentei Pre-1)
five
ゴ いつ さ (1st, N5)

Common Words

to talk about ②to recite ③to indicate
English (language)
word ②language ③speech
Japanese (language)
vocabulary
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation
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References

Unicode hex code 8A9E
JIS X 0208 1-24-76
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4374
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5628
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1543
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1944
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1040
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1402
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 347
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 371
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 274
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2136
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 231
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 35533
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 112
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 67
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 67
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 209
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 87
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 124
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 231
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 211
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 154
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.1
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1685
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 353
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7a7.6
Four corner code 0166.1
De Roo Code 3077