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Kanji Detail for 詠 - "to chant, poetry, to compose"
詠
- Meaning
詠 means "to chant, poetry, to compose."
To chant - To recite poetry and songs.
Poetry - Poems and songs.
To compose - To write waka poems.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
recitation; poem; song; composing
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
sing, hum, chant
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
to sing
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to sing, to hum, to chant
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To chant. For poetry and prose with rhythm, extending the voice to recite is called 詠. Such as 傳詠 (spreading through chanting), 諷詠 (reciting). Also composing poetry is called 詠詩.
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