Kanji Detail of 詞
詞
| Level: | N2 High |
| Strokes: | 12 |
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The kanji [詞] primarily conveys the meaning of "words," "lyrics," "poetry," or "phrases." It refers to language used in a specific context, often with an emphasis on its literary or expressive quality. It can apply to the written word, spoken words of a particular artistic form, or the words of a speech.
・On-yomi (音読み): シ (shi) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): None, or rarely used as ことば(kotoba), which literally means "words."
⚫︎ 作詞(sakushi) Translation: Lyrics writing; songwriting. ⚫︎ 詩詞(shishi) Translation: Poetry; poems. ⚫︎ 歌詞(kashi) Translation: Lyrics
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The kanji [詞] is a 形声文字 (keisei moji), a phono-semantic compound character. The left side is 言 (gen), meaning "speech" or "words," indicating the meaning. The right side is 司 (shi), which provides the sound. This combination creates a character related to the act of speaking or writing words, hence "words," "lyrics," or "poetry".