Japanese symbol for “minstrel”
吟遊詩人
ぎんゆうしじん
Romaji: gin'yuushijin
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
In Japanese, minstrel is 吟遊詩人, read ぎんゆうしじん (gin'yuushijin).
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Meanings
- n (wandering) minstrel; troubadour
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “minstrel”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ミンストレル | ミンストレル minsutoreru | minstrel |
| 伶人 | れいじん reijin | court musician; minstrel |
| 琵琶法師 | びわほうし biwahoushi | lute priest; minstrel; blind travelling biwa player dressed like a Buddhist monk |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吟味 | ぎんみ ginmi | close examination; careful investigation; close inspection |
| 吟醸 | ぎんじょう ginjou | ginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60% |
| 詩吟 | しぎん shigin | reciting Chinese poems |
| 吟詠 | ぎんえい gin'ei | recitation (of a Chinese or Japanese poem); chanting; singing |
| 吟行 | ぎんこう ginkou | going to scenic spots, ruins, etc. in search of inspiration for waka or haiku |
| 遊び | あそび asobi | play; playing; game |
| 遊ぶ | あそぶ asobu | to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to have a good time |
| 遊戯 | ゆうぎ yuugi | play; playing; game |
| 詩人 | しじん shijin | poet |
| 人間 | にんげん ningen | human being; human; person |
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