Japanese symbol for “ci”
詞
し
Romaji: shi
words; writing; lyrics
In Japanese, ci is 詞, read し (shi).
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Meanings
- n words; writing; lyrics
- n ci (form of Chinese poetry)
- n independent word
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “ci”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 辞 | じ ji | ci (Chinese literary form) |
| 填詞 | てんし tenshi | ci (form of Chinese poetry) |
| 詩余 | しよ shiyo | ci (form of Chinese poetry) |
| 総合指数 | そうごうしすう sougoushisuu | composite index (stock exchange); aggregate index; all-items index |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 歌詞 | かし kashi | song lyrics; words of a song; libretto |
| 代名詞 | だいめいし daimeishi | pronoun |
| 作詞 | さくし sakushi | (writing) song lyrics |
| 動詞 | どうし doushi | verb |
| 形容詞 | けいようし keiyoushi | adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese) |
| 名詞 | めいし meishi | noun |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.