EntryWaniKani 23
  1. Noun

    (spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines

    Usually written using kana alone

    役者は台詞を暗記しなければならない。
    An actor has to memorize his lines.
  2. comment; remark; phrase; words

    Usually written using kana alone

  3. stock phrase; set phrase; cliché; platitude

    Usually written using kana alone

Also written 科白【せりふ】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles

Kun
うてなわれつかさ
On
ダイタイ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
262 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-3SKIP code
3d2.11The Kanji Dictionary
2360.0Four corner code
2777deroo
53f0Unicode hex code
1-34-70JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
848Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
699New Nelson (John Haig)
2005New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2498Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1265Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1731Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
744Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
805Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
216A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
276Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
290Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3246Morohashi
166A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
492Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
501Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
272sakade
134Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
183henshall3
111Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
436crowley
532Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.2busy_people
280Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
752Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tai2, tai1Pinyin reading
tae, iKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

part of speech, words, poetry

Kun
ことば
On
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1636 of 2500
Radical
speech
WaniKani
Level 19

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-7-5SKIP code
7a5.15The Kanji Dictionary
0762.0Four corner code
3049deroo
8a5eUnicode hex code
1-27-76JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4335Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5582New Nelson (John Haig)
1503New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1897Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1007Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1363Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1865Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2009Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1624A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1665Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
807Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35394Morohashi
879A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
843Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
862Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
799sakade
900Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
890henshall3
946Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1205Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1671Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1883Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ci2Pinyin reading
saKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
19WaniKani level