Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to talk about, to speak of, to tell, to narrate.
  2. to recite, to chant.
  3. to indicate, to show.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
語る かたる

Contained Kanji 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 いつ (1st, N5)