Word Meaning 叙事詩

じょじし jojishi

叙事詩 is read as じょじし (jojishi) and means descriptive poetry.

Meaning

English

  1. descriptive poetry
  2. epic poem

Reading

Kana

じょじし

Romaji

jojishi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 10199 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

伝承叙事詩

でんしょうじょじし

oral epic

叙情詩

じょじょうし

lyric poetry

叙事的

じょじてき

epic (e.g. poem)

叙事文

じょじぶん

narration

叙事

じょじ

narration

叙述

じょじゅつ

description

叙情

じょじょう

lyricism

叙勲

じょくん

conferring of decorations

叙述用法

じょじゅつようほう

predicative (use)

うた

classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka)

漢詩

かんし

Chinese poem

Example Sentences

1

これはこだいのゆうめいなじょじしです。

this is a famous ancient epic poem.