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詞
Words, Lyrics
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
Japanese songs often distinguish between 曲 (melody) and 歌詞 (kashi), the song's lyrics. Karaoke lovers frequently read 歌詞 on the screen while singing.
Memory Trick
Imagine reading the words of your favorite song on a karaoke screen. Those written lyrics help you remember 詞 means 'words' or 'lyrics.'
Readings
Onyomi: シ (shi)
Kunyomi:
Example Words
歌詞
かし (kashi)
Song lyrics
台詞
せりふ (serifu)
Dialogue, Lines
作詞
さくし (sakushi)
Songwriting
詞
ことば (kotoba)
Words (literary)
Example Sentence
この 歌 の 歌詞 を 覚えました。
この うた の かし を おぼえました。
kono uta no kashi o oboemashita
I memorized the lyrics of this song.