Onyomi: シ · Kunyomi: ことば · Meanings: part of speech, poetry, words
Kanji for part of speech, poetry, words
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詞 is formed from the speech radical 言 on the left and the character 司 on the right. 言 represents words or speech, while 司 means to manage, control, or handle. Together, they show words that are carefully controlled or used in a specific way. From this structure, 詞 came to mean word, phrase, or lyrics.
詞 shows controlled or structured words, meaning word or phrase.
Think of speech (言) that is carefully managed or organized (司). Those controlled, chosen words used in language or songs are 詞.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 言葉 | ことば | language, dialect | common JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 詞 | し | words, writing, lyrics | Noun |
| 詞賦 | しふ | Chinese poetry | Noun |
| 詞章 | ししょう | poetry and prose | Noun |
| 詩藻 | しそう | florid expression, poetical talent | Noun |
| 詞書き | ことばがき | foreword to a collection of poems, preface, explanatory notes, captions | Noun |
| 詩宗 | しそう | master poet | Noun |
| 詞華集 | しかしゅう | anthology (of poems), florilegium | Noun |
| 詞花和歌集 | Shika Wakashū | Wikipedia definition |