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詠

詠 (recitation, poem, song, composing)

  • JLPT N1
  • 12 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 言
  • #2000 most frequent

Human Activities · Culture Art

Readings

On'yomi 音読み
エイ
Kun'yomi 訓読み
よ.むうた.う

Example words & Vocabulary

Example sentences 3

その詩しは無名むめいの著者ちょしゃが詠よんだ。

The poem was composed by an anonymous author.

美うつくしい風景ふうけいを見みて俳句はいくを詠よんだ

I composed a haiku after seeing the beautiful scenery.

重胤は一首を詠む。

And Shigetane composed a poem.

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