Today’s second #kanji is #語, which is made of #ごんべん（言） and 吾（五 + 口）. 吾 (or 五) is the onyomi indicator. Its original meaning is to exchange words.
Meaning: language, to narrate
Reading: ゴ、かた（がた）
語学（ゴガク）: (the study of) a (foreign) language
語気（ゴキ）: a ton (of voice), strength (of voice)
語順（ゴジュン）: (a) word order
言語（ゲンゴ）: (a) language, speech
英語（エイゴ）: the English language
主語（シュゴ）: a subject, the subject (of a sentence)
私語（シゴ）: private talk, whispering
語（かた）る: to talk, to speak, to narrate; to show
語（かた）らう: to talk (together), to chat
物語（ものがた）る: to relate, to narrate, to recount – in its noun form, 物語（ものがたり）- a tale, a story, a narrative, 語 is read as がたり
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