彼は素晴らしい句を詠んだ。
He composed a wonderful line of poetry.
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I composed a poem about the beautiful scenery I saw during my journey.
祖父は趣味で俳句を詠んでいる。
My grandfather composes haiku as a hobby.
彼女は日常の何気ない風景を短歌に詠むのが好きだ。
She likes to compose tanka poems about casual everyday scenery.
和歌を一首詠む。
I will compose a waka poem.
彼は趣味で川柳を詠んでいる。
He writes senryu as a hobby.
彼は趣味で漢詩を詠んでいる。
He recites Chinese poetry as a hobby.
詩人は亡き友のために挽歌を詠んだ
The poet composed an elegy for his deceased friend.
万葉集には、鴨の羽のような色をした青馬の美しさが詠まれている。
The beauty of the 'aouma,' with its duck-feather-colored coat, is composed in the Man'yoshu.
彼は「七歩之才」を謳われた曹植のように、即座に詩を詠んだ。
Like Cao Zhi, who was praised for his 'Seven-Step Talent,' he composed a poem instantly.
Usage Notes
Specifically used for poetry and traditional verse like tanka or haiku.
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