言葉

Etymology
From, attestable since at least the  of 759. In turn, reconstructed as deriving from.

Compound of 🇰🇲.

The term was formerly the main term for  in Japanese. This term is also cognate with. The ha may have been added to differentiate from.

The spelling is an example of.

Noun

 * 1)  a word, a term
 * 2)  language, speech
 * 1)  language, speech
 * 1)  language, speech
 * 1)  language, speech
 * 1)  language, speech
 * 1)  language, speech
 * 1)  language, speech

Usage notes

 * The alternative forms are used almost exclusively in compounds.

Derived terms

 * , : a password or passphrase ; a motto or slogan
 * : any dialect of eastern Japan
 * : a polite mode of speaking, generally by women, that consists of suffixing verbs with the term
 * : a hesitation word
 * : an instructional pangram used in the early, predating the 
 * : wording, word use

Etymology
From, from. Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) language; speech; lingo; dialect; way of speaking
 * 2) word; words; idiom; expression