Quick answer
詞 is the kanji for "Word". Its reading is ことば (kotoba). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Word
Also : Poetry · Part of speech
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
12 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 詞 represents 'PART OF SPEECH'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of part of speech.
On-reading: し — remember this sound by associating it with part of speech. Kun-reading: ことば.
Example Sentences
この歌の歌詞を読むと、作詞家の思いが伝わってきます。
このうたのかしをよむと、さくしかのおもいがつたわってきます。
When you read the lyrics of this song, the songwriter's feelings come through.
日本語には助詞や助動詞など、複雑な文法要素があります。
にほんごにはじょしやじょどうしなど、ふくざつなぶんぽうようそがあります。
Japanese has complex grammatical elements such as particles and auxiliary verbs.
Vocabulary using 詞
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 17, 2026
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