語る
かたる · kataru · JLPT N3 · verb-godan
to talk
🗣️ 語 = 言 words + 吾 I: putting things into my own words
The left side 言 is the speech radical, which shows up in many words about talking. 吾 is an old word for I. Sound hook: kataru sounds like cat-tale-ru, a cat telling a tale. The related noun 物語 (monogatari) means a tale.