詩
poem, poetry

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

シ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

うた

Stroke Order

13 / 13

Information

Grade:3
Strokes:13
JLPT:1
Frequency:1196

Vocabulary

シ

WordReadingMeaning
詩集シシュウpoetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
詩人シジンpoet
詩歌シカJapanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
近代詩キンダイシmodern poetry; modern-style poetry
風物詩フウブツシfeature of the season; something characteristic of a particular season; poem about natural scenery or a particular season

Other

WordReadingMeaning
詩うたsong; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
詩歌しいかJapanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
詩しpoem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
自由詩じゆうしfree verse
律詩りっしlüshi; form of Chinese poetry with eight lines of seven or five characters

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

誌
document, records
Grade 6JLPT 2
討
attack, chastise, conquer, defeat, destroy
Grade 6JLPT 1
詰
blame, close, packed, pressed, rebuke, reprove
Grade 8JLPT 2
請
ask, invite, solicit
Grade 8JLPT 1
語
language, speech, word
Grade 2JLPT 5
読
read
Grade 2JLPT 5
訪
call on, look up, offer sympathy, visit
Grade 6JLPT 3
試
attempt, experiment, ordeal, test, try
Grade 4JLPT 4
訂
correct, decide, revise
Grade 8JLPT 1
証
certificate, evidence, proof
Grade 5JLPT 1