詞 means 'part of speech'

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Strokes : 12 Frequency: 1442 JLPT: N2 Usefulness: 4 Study set: 4-19 Grade: 6 Intermediate lesson: 52 Beginner lesson: - Begins 6 words Used in 220 words Used in 84 names Not used as a component

Jōyō (常用)

Common readings

シ

Variants

词 (Chinese)

Components

⿰ 言 say; word 司 administer

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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 詞 is used 5 times, read 1 way. 1 word uses a non-standard reading.

Across all words in Japanese, 詞 is used 182 times, read 1 way (with 1 variation). 2 words use a non-standard reading.

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だいめいし

代名詞

noun

1. pronoun (linguistics terminology)

2. synonym; classic example; pattern; byword; representative

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シ (read as じ) : 1 word FIND ALL

つうじ

通詞

Most common form: 通事

noun

1. translation (esp. in court); interpretation

2. Edo-era translation of Dutch and Chinese

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Part of a non-standard reading: 2 words. FIND ALL

せりふ

台詞

Most common form: せりふ

noun

speech; words; one's lines; remarks (often written with kana only)

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An additional 38 less common words include 詞 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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Additional data

Henshall: 890 (originally: 879) Joy o' Kanji : 879 Key to Kanji: 430