- 日本語 — Japanese language
- 英語 — English language
- 語る — to talk, to tell
- 語学 — language study
- 単語 — single vocabulary word
- 語彙 — lexicon, vocabulary stock
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This character combines 言 (speech) and 吾 (I, self), forming the idea of “speaking for oneself” — to talk, express, or describe. Over time, it came to mean “language” or “word.”
          英語を勉強しています。
          I’m studying English.
        
          語ってください。
          Please tell (your story).
        

