詞
詞 — Part of speech
part of speech, words, poetry
On’yomiシ (shi)
Kun’yomiことば (kotoba)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 詞
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 歌詞 | かし kashi | song lyrics; words of a song; libretto |
| 作詞 | さくし sakushi | (writing) song lyrics |
| 代名詞 | だいめいし daimeishi | pronoun; synonym; classic example |
| 形容詞 | けいようし keiyoushi | adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese) |
| 助詞 | じょし joshi | particle; postpositional word in Japanese grammar that functions as an auxiliary to a main word |
| 動詞 | どうし doushi | verb |
Study notes
詞 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1636 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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