Kanken 1
咏

Meaning

Kanji 咏

composing

composing, poem, recitation, song

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
うた.うよ.む
Onyomi 音読み
エイ
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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JLPT
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Frequency
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Strokes
8
Radical
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Components
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
Similar Kanji
泳 • 永 • 怺 • 昶 • 脉 • 昹 • 栐

Related vocabulary

2 common entries

Showing 2 of 2 entries that include this kanji.

詠

えい

composition (of a poem)

詠春拳

えいしゅんけん

Wing Chun (traditional Chinese martial art)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は静かに詩を咏した。

He softly chanted the poem.

庭を見ながら春の歌を咏った。

She sang a spring song while looking at the garden.

古人は月を見て多くの詩を咏んだ。

People of old composed many poems while gazing at the moon.

その会では名作を声に出して咏した。

At that gathering, a famous work was recited aloud.

咏という字は詩歌をうたう意味を持つ。

This character carries the meaning of chanting poetry or song.