JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3

Meaning

Kanji 詠

recitation

recitation, poem, song, composing

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
よ.むうた.う
Onyomi 音読み
エイ
Nanori 名乗り
うたええ

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō
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JLPT
JLPT N1
Frequency
#2000
Strokes
12
Radical
Components
Kanji Kentei
Level 3
Similar Kanji

Related vocabulary

27 common entries

Showing 27 of 36 entries that include this kanji.

歌う

うたう

to sing

詠む

よむ

to compose (a Japanese poem)

えい

composition (of a poem)

詠じる

えいじる

to compose (e.g. poem)

詠ずる

えいずる

to compose (e.g. poem)

詠み込む

よみこむ

to include (a season word, place name, etc.) in a poem

詠み手

よみて

writer (of a poem)

詠み人

よみびと

composer (of a poem)

詠歌

えいか

singing a poem or song in a loud voice

詠吟

えいぎん

reciting poetry

詠史

えいし

historical poem or epic

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は見事な俳句をんだ。

he composed a wonderful haiku.

彼女は旅の思い出を短歌にんだ。

she wrote a tanka about her travel memories.

彼は感嘆の声を上げて嘆した。

he exclaimed with a voice of admiration.

この歌はみ人知らずとして知られている。

this poem is known as being by an anonymous author.

祖父は詩の吟を趣味にしている。

my grandfather's hobby is reciting poetry.