Japanese symbol for “word”
語
ご
Romaji: go
word; term
In Japanese, word is 語, read ご (go).
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Meanings
- ctr, n, n-suf word; term
- n, n-suf language
- n speech
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “word”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 単語 | たんご tango | word; vocabulary |
| 言 | げん gen | word; remark; statement |
| 言葉 | ことば kotoba | word; phrase; expression |
| 伝言 | でんごん dengon | (verbal) message; word (from someone) |
| ワード | ワード waado | word |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 英語 | えいご eigo | English (language) |
| 物語 | ものがたり monogatari | story; tale; narrative |
| 言語 | げんご gengo | language |
| 語る | かたる kataru | to talk about; to speak of; to tell |
| 日本語 | にほんご nihongo | Japanese (language) |
| 用語 | ようご yougo | term; terminology |
See also: Chinese symbol for “word”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.