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Kanji

吟

versify, singing, recital

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

口部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ギン

Nanori (Name Reading)

あきら, おと, こえ

Common Readings

ギン

Example sentences

吟味 ぎんみ
素材を十分に吟味して選ぶ。

We select materials after carefully examining them.

吟遊詩人 ぎんゆうしじん
吟遊詩人は町の広場で英雄の物語を歌にして語った。

The bard turned a hero’s tale into a song and told it in the town square.

呻吟 しんぎん
患者はベッドの上で苦痛に呻吟し続けた。

The patient continued to groan in pain on the bed.

詩吟 しぎん
祖父の趣味は詩吟で、毎朝大きな声で練習している。

My grandfather's hobby is Shigin, and he practices with a loud voice every morning.

吟ずる ぎんずる
月を見上げながら、彼は一首の歌を吟じた。

While looking up at the moon, he recited a poem.

朗々 ろうろう
彼は朗々と詩を吟じた。

He recited the poem in a clear, sonorous voice.

吟醸 ぎんじょう
この蔵元は原料を厳選し、最高級の吟醸を造り上げている。

This brewery strictly selects its ingredients and produces the highest quality ginjo sake.

Example Vocabulary

吟味

ぎんみ

careful selection; scrutiny; testing

吟遊詩人

ぎんゆうしじん

a bard; a minstrel

吟

ぎん

大吟醸

だいぎんじょう

呻吟

しんぎん

moaning; groaning

吟じる

ぎんじる

詩吟

しぎん

Shigin; reciting Chinese poems

吟ずる

ぎんずる

to recite (poetry); to compose (poetry); to sing with a melody

吟味役

ぎんみやく

吟醸

ぎんじょう

careful brewing (with selected ingredients)

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