Word Meaning 詩歌

しか shika

詩歌 is read as しか (shika) and means Japanese and Chinese poetry.

Meaning

English

  1. Japanese and Chinese poetry
  2. poetry
  3. poems

Reading

Kana

しか

Romaji

shika

Writing Variants

  • 詩歌 しいか shiika
  • 詩哥 しいか shiika

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 641 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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詩歌管弦

しいかかんげん

Chinese and Japanese poetry and instrumental music

うた

classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka)

詩人

しじん

poet

詩情

しじょう

poetic sentiment

詩集

ししゅう

poetry anthology

Chinese poem

詩作

しさく

composition of a poem

詩的

してき

poetic

詩型

しけい

form of verse

詩文

しぶん

poetry and prose

詩論

しろん

essay on poetry

詩句

しく

verse

Example Sentences

1

Shika are verses and 31-syllable poems.