詠
composing, poem, recitation, song
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
12 / 12
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:12
JLPT:1
Frequency:2000
Vocabulary
エイ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 朗詠 | ロウエイ | recitation (of Japanese or Chinese poem) |
| 遺詠 | イエイ | posthumous song or poem |
| 詠歌 | エイカ | poem (esp. tanka); song; composition of a poem or song; pilgrim's song; pilgrim's hymn; singing a poem or song in a loud voice |
| 詠吟 | エイギン | reciting poetry |
| 詠唱 | エイショウ | aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell) |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 詠む | よむ | to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone |
| 詠う | うたう | to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem) |
| 詠み人知らず | よみびとしらず | author unknown; anonymous |
| 一句詠む | いっくよむ | to compose a poem (esp. haiku) |
| 詠歌 | えいが | poem (esp. tanka); song; composition of a poem or song; pilgrim's song; pilgrim's hymn; singing a poem or song in a loud voice |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
訳
case, circumstance, reason, translate
Grade 6JLPT 1
設
establishment, prepare, provision
Grade 5JLPT 2
誠
admonish, fidelity, prohibit, sincerity, truth, warn
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談
discuss, talk
Grade 3JLPT 3
訪
call on, look up, offer sympathy, visit
Grade 6JLPT 3
診
checkup, diagnose, examine, seeing
Grade 8JLPT 1
誘
allure, ask, call for, entice, invite, lead, seduce, tempt
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説
explanation, opinion, rumor, theory
Grade 4JLPT 3
諮
consult with
Grade 8JLPT 1
詳
accurate, detailed, full, minute, well-informed
Grade 8JLPT 1