part of speech, words, poetry
On'yomi (音読み)
- シ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- ことば
About this kanji
The kanji 「詞」 primarily relates to words and poetry, and it is often used in the context of language. In terms of usage, it functions mainly as a noun, although it can be part of compound verbs. Some common compounds include 歌詞 (かし), meaning song lyrics, and 作詞 (さくし), which refers to writing song lyrics. Another example is 助詞 (じょし), meaning particle, which are important components of Japanese grammar. When learning this kanji, remember that it is associated with expression and language, so you'll often encounter it in contexts related to music or grammar.
Example sentences
彼の詩には深い意味がある。
His poems have deep meanings.
Meanings across languages
- English
- part of speech, words, poetry
- Tiếng Việt
- từ ngữ
- 日本語
- 言葉
- 한국어
- 단어
- 中文
- 词语
- id
- kelas kata, kata-kata
- th
- ประเภทของคำ, คำต่างๆ
- es
- parte del discurso, palabras
- fr
- partie du discours, mots
- de
- Wortart, Worte
- pt
- parte do discurso, palavras
Common compounds
- 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
- 動詞どうしverb
- 品詞ひんしpart of speech
- 副詞ふくしadverb
- 名詞めいしnoun
- 形容詞けいようしadjective, i-adjective (in Japanese)
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