漢字道KANJIDO

12 strokesRadical

5Elementary year 612 strokesRadical
On
Kun
Meaning
words; part of speech; lyrics

Origin

ORIGIN

言 "speech" plus 司 "to take charge"; words taken in hand and managed — hence "words, part of speech."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

歌詞・作詞・品詞

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 作詞さくし

    writing lyrics

  • 名詞めいし

    noun

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

この歌の作詞は先生だ。

The lyrics of this song were written by our teacher.

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