語

Language, Word

かたる (kataru)

JLPT N5

Interesting Fact

The word "emoji" comes from Japanese: e (picture) + moji (character). The first emoji were created in Japan in the late 1990s to help people communicate more efficiently on mobile phones.

Memory Trick

Five (五) words(言) coming out the mouth and you can call it Language.

Readings

Onyomi: ゴ (go)

Kunyomi: かたる (kataru)

Example Words

日本語

にほんご (nihongo)

Japanese language

英語

えいご (eigo)

English language

中国語

ちゅうごくご (chuugokugo)

Chinese language

語学

ごがく (gogaku)

Language study

Example Sentence

私は日本語を勉強しています。

わたしはにほんごをべんきょうしています。

watashi wa nihongo o benkyou shiteimasu

I am studying Japanese.

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