Word Meaning 詠史

えいし eishi

詠史 is read as えいし (eishi) and means historical poem or epic.

Meaning

English

historical poem or epic

Reading

Kana

えいし

Romaji

eishi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Antonyms 詠物 Rank 136591 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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詠む

よむ

to compose (a Japanese poem)

詠み人知らず

よみびとしらず

author unknown

昭和史

しょうわし

history of the Shōwa period (1926-1989)

元朝秘史

げんちょうひし

The Secret History of the Mongols (the oldest surviving Mongolian-language literary work)

修史

しゅうし

compilation of a history

宗教史

しゅうきょうし

religious history

西洋哲学史

せいようてつがくし

A History of Western Philosophy

哲学史

てつがくし

history of philosophy

郷土史

きょうどし

local history

秘史

ひし

secret history

女工哀史

じょこうあいし

The Tragic History of Female Factory Workers (reportage by Wakizo Hosoi, 1925)

監察御史

かんさつぎょし

imperial censor (in ancient China)