Noun, Noun, used as a suffix, Counterword; term · language · speech

Nounlanguage

Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verbto talk about; to speak of; to tell; to narrate · to recite; to chant · to indicate; to show

Nounstudy of foreign languages · linguistics

Nounnational language · Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan) · one's native language; mother tongue

Nounword; vocabulary

Nounstory; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

Nounsecret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang

NounJapanese word of Chinese origin; Sino-Japanese word · language of the Han people; Chinese

Nounseasonal word (in haiku)

Nounhonorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language

Nounarchaic word; obsolete word; archaism · old saying; old adage · old language; ancient language

Nountalk; recital · narration · topic

Nountone; manner of speaking

Nounwords and phrases; words

Nounorigin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology

Nounvocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology

Nounspoken language; colloquial speech · (modern) spoken Japanese; written style based on (modern) spoken Japanese

Noundead language; extinct language · obsolete word; dated word; word that has become passé

Nounsubject

Nounkanji compound · idiom; idiomatic phrase

Nountechnical term; terminology; nomenclature

Nounnew word; neologism; newly coined word; recent coinage · newly introduced word (in a textbook); new word (to learn)

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verbcoinage; invention of a new word · coined word

Nouncolloquialism; colloquial language; slang

Nounmotto; slogan; catchword

NounFrench (language)

Nounwritten language; literary language · classical (or formal) written style based on Heian-period Japanese

Nounterm; terminology · wording; choice of words; phraseology

Nounrakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)

Nounabbreviation; acronym

NounJapanese language · wago; native Japanese words (as opposed to Chinese-derived words and other loanwords)

Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verbto whisper; to murmur · to rumor; to rumour

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbwhispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)

NounEnglish word

Nounforeign language

Nounloanword (in Japanese, esp. one of Western origin); word of foreign origin

NounKorean (language; esp. as spoken in South Korea)

Nouncommon language; lingua franca · standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)

Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verbto talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with

Nounway of reciting; way of telling a story

Nounnarrator; storyteller; reciter

NounChinese (language)

Nounsynonym

NounJapanese (language)

Nounstandard language (used in government, education, etc.) · standard Japanese

Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verbto tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to recount · to tell of; to show; to indicate; to prove; to attest to

Nounlanguage of one's country; mother tongue; native language

Nounrakugo story teller; comic story teller