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Kanji for Words
The kanji for “words” is 語, read go and written in 14 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
語
words
Words and language; someone who speaks with meaning.
It appears in 物語 (monogatari), “a tale”, as in The Tale of Genji.
14 strokes On reading ゴ (go) Kun reading かたる、かたらう (kataru, katarau) JLPT N4
Dictionary meanings: word, speech, language
Readings used for names on Nazuke: go
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