Kanji

詩

poem, poetry

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

言部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

うた

Nanori (Name Reading)

うた

Common Readings

Example sentences

静かな 美しい 書いた

He wrote a beautiful poem in the quiet forest.

しゅう
自作 出版 した

He published an anthology of his own poems.

詩人 しじん
有名 詩人 多く 美しい 残した

He was a famous poet and left behind many beautiful poems.

また
詩人 であり 音楽家 でも ある

He is a poet and also a musician.

詩的 してき
彼女 言葉 詩的 響き ある

Her words have a poetic ring to them.

風物詩 ふうぶつし
花火 日本 風物詩 です

Fireworks are a summer tradition in Japan.

駅伝 えきでん
風物詩 である 駅伝 多く 日本人 愛されている

Ekiden, which is a winter tradition, is loved by many Japanese people.

詩集 ししゅう
毎日 お気に入り 詩集 読んでいる

He reads his favorite book of poems every day.

あこがれ あこがれ
あこがれ 石川啄木 第一 詩集

‘Akogare’ is the first poetry collection by Ishikawa Takuboku.

詩作 しさく
さえ あれば 詩作 励んでいる

Whenever he has free time, he is dedicated to writing poetry.

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