word, speech, language
語 centers on spoken or written expression: words, speech, and language as a system of communication.
English (language)
word; term
to talk about; to speak of; to tell; to narrate
Japanese (language)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
language
word; vocabulary
term; terminology
French (language)
national language
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
study of foreign languages
Latin (language)
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
English word
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to recount
coinage; invention of a new word
words and phrases; words
kanji compound
subject
dead language; extinct language
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
語 combines 言 (speech, words) with 吾, which likely contributes the sound and may have originally represented a person speaking.
The left side 言 means speech or words, and the right side 吾 looks like a mouth 口 over five 五, as if five mouths are talking. Together, 語 represents language and spoken words.
For ゴ, imagine a person saying 'Go!' to start a conversation: 'Go' -> ゴ, and words begin to flow.