| 吟 |
ギン versify, singing, recital |
| This kanji has 7 strokes: 3 strokes in the "mouth" radical 口 (くち) and 4 other strokes | ||
| Sample Compounds (33): | ||
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吟味 ぎんみ |
testing, scrutiny, careful investigation |
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断吟 たんぎん |
(in Japan) 2nd note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. D sharp) |
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愛吟 あいぎん |
favourite poem or song, favorite poem or song, lover of poetry and song |
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沈吟 ちんぎん |
hum, meditation, painstaking elaboration on one''s poem, groaning in distress |
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詠吟 えいぎん |
reciting poetry |
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低吟 ていぎん |
hum, singing in a low voice |
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感吟 かんぎん |
emotional chanting or recitation |
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独吟 どくぎん |
vocal solo |
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吟じる ぎんじる |
to chant, to sing, to recite |
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微吟 びぎん |
reciting poetry or singing in a soft voice |
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吟詠 ぎんえい |
recitation or chanting of a poem |
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病中吟 びょうちゅうぎん |
poems composed in one''s sickbed |
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吟唱 ぎんしょう |
recital, recitation, chant(ing) |
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放歌高吟 ほうかこうぎん |
loud singing |
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吟醸酒 ぎんじょうしゅ |
type of sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from raw material consisting of less than 60% polished white rice |
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名吟 めいぎん |
outstanding tanka or haiku or poem |
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遊吟 ゆうぎん |
wandering minstrel |
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吟遊詩人 ぎんゆうしじん |
troubadour, minstrel |
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連吟 れんぎん |
duet |
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吟誦 ぎんしょう |
recital, recitation, chant(ing) |
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朗吟 ろうぎん |
recitation, singing |
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苦吟 くぎん |
laborious composition, struggling to compose a poem |
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呻吟 しんぎん |
moaning, groaning |
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偶吟 ぐうきん |
impromptu poem |
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口吟 こうぎん |
humming to oneself |
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口吟む くちずさむ |
to hum |
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高歌放吟 こうかほうぎん |
singing at the top of one''s voice |
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高吟 こうぎん |
loud recitation (of a poem) |
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再吟味 さいぎんみ |
re-examination, review |
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詩吟 しぎん |
reciting Chinese poems |
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秀吟 しゅうぎん |
splendid poem |
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慎重吟味 しんちょうぎんみ |
scrutiny, careful (close) examination (investigation), careful inquiry, careful selection |
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即吟 そくぎん |
improvisation (of a poem), improvization |