# 詞 — Part Of Speech

Frequency rank 870 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 肩 (Shoulder), less common than 荷 (Luggage).

- On’yomi: し
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 言 Speech (Kangxi 149)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

Say on the left combines with director on the right — a director says which part of speech each word belongs to, directing grammar lessons.

In words:

- 動詞 どうし — verb
- 副詞 ふくし — adverb
- 名詞 めいし — noun

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