Moto 詞: Part Of Speech; Words; PoetryKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- シ
- Kun'yomi
- ことば
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, grade 6
- Words
- 252 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (シ)
- 歌詞かしsong lyrics; words of a song
- 作詞さくし(writing) song lyrics
- 代名詞だいめいしpronoun
- 副詞ふくしadverb
- 助詞じょしparticle; postpositional word in Japanese grammar that functions as an auxiliary to a main word
- 動詞どうしverb
- 名詞めいしnoun
- 品詞ひんしpart of speech
- 固有名詞こゆうめいしproper noun
- 形容詞けいようしadjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
- 訳詞やくしtranslation of lyrics
- イ形容詞イけいようしi-adjective
- サ変動詞サへんどうしnominal verb; verbal noun
- サ変名詞サへんめいしverb formed by adding "suru" to a noun
- ザ変動詞ザへんどうしverb ending in "zu" or "zuru" (predecessor of modern -jiru verbs)
- ザ変名詞ザへんめいしverb formed by adding "zuru" to a noun
- ナ形容詞ナけいようしna-adjective; adjectival noun
- 一人称代名詞いちにんしょうだいめいしfirst person pronoun
- 一段動詞いちだんどうしichidan verb; type 2 verb
- 三人称代名詞さんにんしょうだいめいしthird person pronoun
- 不可算名詞ふかさんめいしuncountable noun
- 不変化詞ふへんかしindeclinable; particle
- 不完全自動詞ふかんぜんじどうしincomplete intransitive verb
- 不定冠詞ふていかんしindefinite article
- 不定詞ふていしinfinitive
- 不規則動詞ふきそくどうしirregular verb
- 並列助詞へいれつじょしparallel marker; particle used to list items (e.g. "to", "ya", "yara")
- 並立助詞へいりつじょしparallel marker; particle used to list items (e.g. "to", "ya", "yara")
- 主語助動詞倒置しゅごじょどうしとうちsubject-auxiliary inversion
- 二人称代名詞ににんしょうだいめいしsecond person pronoun
- 五段動詞ごだんどうしgodan verb; type 1 verb
- 人代名詞じんだいめいしpersonal pronoun
- 人称代名詞にんしょうだいめいしpersonal pronoun
- 他動詞たどうしtransitive verb
- 付加詞ふかしadjunct
- 代動詞だいどうしpro-verb (e.g. "to do")
- 代名動詞だいめいどうしpronominal verb
- 作詞作曲さくしさっきょくsongwriting (words and music)
- 作詞家さくしかlyric writer; lyricist
- 作詞者さくししゃlyric writer; lyricist
- 使役動詞しえきどうしcausative verb
- 係り助詞かかりじょしbinding particle (e.g. "ha", "mo", "koso", "shika"); linking particle
- 係助詞かかりじょしbinding particle (e.g. "ha", "mo", "koso", "shika"); linking particle
- 先行詞せんこうしantecedent
- 八品詞はちひんしeight parts of speech (in traditional English grammar, etc.)
- 具象名詞ぐしょうめいしconcrete noun
- 再帰代名詞さいきだいめいしreflexive pronoun
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 枕詞まくらことばpillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature
- はやし詞はやしことばmeaningless words added a song for rhythmical effect; words or utterances added to modulate the cadence of a song
- 京詞きょうことばKyoto dialect; Kyoto accent
- 入れ子詞いれこことばlanguage game in which extra syllables are added to words
- 入れ詞いれことばlanguage game in which extra syllables are added to words
Other readings
- 台詞せりふspeech; words
- 祝詞のりとritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite
- い形容詞イけいようしi-adjective
- な形容詞ナけいようしna-adjective; adjectival noun
- 一般動詞いっぱんどうしgeneral verbs
- 一般名詞いっぱんめいしcommon noun
- 代詞かえことばpassword
- 入子詞いれこことばlanguage game in which extra syllables are added to words
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