Kanji Detail for 吟 - "recite, compose, chant"

吟

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning
吟 means "recite, compose, chant."
1. Recite - To chant poetry.
2. Compose - To create verses.
3. Groan - To moan or sigh.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

versify; singing; recital

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

sing, hum; recite; type of poetry

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

to chant; to recite; verse; song (often used in titles of classical poems); (literary) to lament; to groan; (bound form) (in poetry) the cry of certain animals and insects; (music) rapid vibrato (technique for playing the guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2]) (cf. 猱[nao2], wide vibrato)

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to sing, to hum; to recite; a type of poetry

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

The mouth making sounds and drawing out the tone. Such as reciting poetry is called 吟哦, 吟咏. Sick people making sounds due to pain is called 呻吟.
Onyomi

gin(ぎん)
Kunyomi

ume.ku(うめく)

uta.u(うたう)
Strokes

7 strokes
Radical

口 (kuchi・kuchihen)
Related Keywords
recite compose chant sing poetry verse poem groan moan sigh hum intone vocalize lyric literary artistic expression emotion melodic