How to say 'Words' in Japanese | 詞

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The Japanese word for Words is 'Shi', written as 詞 in Japanese.'Words' in hiragana is し.

word

詞

Meaning

Words

Reading

し

shi

Kanji

詞Poetry, Words

Explanation

The Japanese noun '詞 (し)' refers to 'words' or 'lyrics'. It is often used in the context of poetry, songs, or formal expressions. This term carries a slightly literary or artistic nuance, and it is commonly seen in compound words like '歌詞 (かし)' (song lyrics) or '詩詞 (しし)' (poetic words). Example sentences: The lyrics of this song are beautiful「この歌の詞は美しい」(このうたのしはうつくしい). He writes poetic words「彼は詩詞を書く」(かれはししをかく).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5616

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 詞

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

詞

Meaning

Poetry, Words

Words Related to 詞 Through the Kanji 詞

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 詞 as well.

word

形容詞

Meaning

Adjective

word

動詞

Meaning

Verb

word

台詞

Meaning

Lines

word

名詞

Meaning

Noun

word

歌詞

Meaning

Lyrics

word

代名詞

Meaning

Pronoun

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What does 'Shi' (詞) mean?

'Shi' means 'Words' .

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