A word or term — an individual lexical item (used to refer to vocabulary or specific terms).
この辞書には難しい語が多く載っている。
This dictionary contains many difficult words.
新しい語を覚えるときは例文と一緒に覚えるといい。
When learning a new word, it's good to memorize it together with example sentences.
専門分野には特有の語がある。
Specialized fields have their own specific terms.
Used as a suffix meaning 'language' (e.g., Nihongo, Eigo). On its own it can also mean a language.
彼はフランス語が流暢だ。
He is fluent in French.
大学で第二外国語としてドイツ語を選んだ。
I chose German as a second foreign language at university.
『語』は言語を表す接尾辞として頻繁に使われる。
'-go' is frequently used as a suffix to denote languages.
Speech or utterance; also refers to individual words/phrases used in speech (appears in expressions like '一語一句').
彼の一語一句をメモしておいた。
I took note of every word he said.
古い文献には珍しい語が多く見られる。
Many rare expressions can be found in old texts.