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Words with 吟

Kanji 吟, meaning versify, appears in 41 Japanese vocabulary entries.

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吟味

ぎんみ

reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

吟醸酒

ぎんじょうしゅ

ginjō sake

口吟む

くちずさむ

to hum (a tune)

吟遊詩人

ぎんゆうしじん

troubadour

愛吟

あいぎん

love of reciting or singing favourite poems or songs

詠吟

えいぎん

reciting poetry

感吟

かんぎん

emotional chanting or recitation

ぎん

classical Chinese poetry form

吟じる

ぎんじる

to write (a poem)

吟ずる

ぎんずる

to write (a poem)

吟詠

ぎんえい

composition (of a Chinese or Japanese poem)

吟行

ぎんこう

going to scenic spots, ruins, etc. in search of inspiration for waka or haiku

吟唱

ぎんしょう

recital

吟醸

ぎんじょう

ginjō sake

吟味役

ぎんみやく

winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game)

苦吟

くぎん

laborious composition

偶吟

ぐうぎん

impromptu poem

口吟

こうぎん

humming to oneself

高歌放吟

こうかほうぎん

singing at the top of one's voice

高吟

こうぎん

loud recitation (of a poem)

再吟味

さいぎんみ

re-examination

詩吟

しぎん

reciting Chinese poems

秀吟

しゅうぎん

splendid poem

純米吟醸酒

じゅんまいぎんじょうしゅ

ginjō sake with no added alcohol

慎重吟味

しんちょうぎんみ

scrutiny

即吟

そくぎん

improvisation (of a poem)

大吟醸

だいぎんじょう

top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less

断吟

たんぎん

(in Japan) 2nd note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. D sharp)

沈吟

ちんぎん

hum

痛め吟味

いためぎんみ

torture (in the Edo-period)

低吟

ていぎん

hum

独吟

どくぎん

solo recitation (of traditional poetry, noh verse, etc.)

微吟

びぎん

reciting poetry or singing in a soft voice

病中吟

びょうちゅうぎん

poems composed in one's sickbed

放歌高吟

ほうかこうぎん

loud singing

名吟

めいぎん

superb rendition of a poem

遊吟

ゆうぎん

reciting or composing poetry while walking about

竜吟

りゅうぎん

dragon flute

連吟

れんぎん

duet

朗吟

ろうぎん

recitation

呻吟

しんぎん

moaning