詞

Part Of Speech

Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingシ

JLPT level: N2 Jōyō Grade 6Level 19

Meanings

part of speech
words
私はその歌の歌詞を思い出すことができない。I cannot recall the words of the song.tatoeba
poetry
parts of speechRtK

language
dialect
word
phrase
expression

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical言speech 訁variant

Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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part of speech · say (言) · words (言) · keitai · mouth (口) · director · Ken Russel · clothes hanger · coat hanger · one (一) · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2009

Compound words

形容詞けいようし

adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)

代名詞だいめいし

pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern; byword

歌詞かし

song lyrics; words of a song; libretto

作詞さくし

(writing) song lyrics

助詞じょし

particle; postpositional word in Japanese grammar that functions as an auxiliary to a main word

message of condolence

賀詞がし

congratulations

廓詞くるわことば

sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts (Edo period)

meaningless words added (to a traditional Japanese song) for rhythmical effect

parting shot, exit line

疑問代名詞ぎもんだいめいし

interrogative pronoun

On Reading Examples

私はこの歌を歌詞無しで歌える。かし

I can sing this song without the text.tatoeba

その歌はどんな歌詞ですか？かし

How does that song go?tatoeba

Additional Examples

名詞を修飾するものは、形容詞または形容詞相当語句です。

Things that modify nouns are adjectives or equivalent to adjectives.tatoeba

彼は前置詞の勉強に専念した。

He concentrated on his study of prepositions.tatoeba

私はこの歌を歌詞無しで歌える。

I can sing this song without the text.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Word; part of speech. 言 (speech) + 司 (manage) — the words speech is built from. 名詞 — noun.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 詞

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step