詠

recitation, poem, song, composing

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

エイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

うた.うよ.む

Nanori (名乗り)

うたえええ

Stroke Order

12 / 12

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:12

JLPT:N1

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

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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