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Kanji Detail for 詠 - "to chant, poetry, to compose"

詠

  • Meaning

    詠 means "to chant, poetry, to compose."

    1. To chant - To recite poetry and songs.

    2. Poetry - Poems and songs.

    3. To compose - To write waka poems.

  • Words using 詠

    • 詠む よむ Listen to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem

  • Four-character idioms with 詠

    • 花鳥諷詠 かちょうふうえい Listen the beauties of nature and the harmony that exists between it and man (as the key poetic theme of a haiku)

  • Tattoo check: 詠

    • Verified meaning: to chant, poetry, to compose
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read えい, さがみ, ながみ, ながめ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 詠

    Given names 詠(えい)Listen 詠(ながめ)Listen

    Surnames 詠(さがみ)Listen 詠(ながみ)Listen

  • 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.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ei(エイ) エイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    uta.u(うた-う) うた-う

    yo.mu(よ-む) よ-む

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)

  • Related Keywords

    to chant poetry to compose recite ballad composition haiku lyrics ode poem rhyme song verse waka

Sentences including 詠

  • The poem was composed by an anonymous author.

  • Under the shadow of the oak tree, Tom and Mary recited haiku to each other all day long.

More kanji with the radical 言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)

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