詠 — kanji meaning “recitation”
詠
recitation, poem, song, composing
- Meanings
- recitation, poem, song, composing
- On'yomi
- エイ (ei)
- Kun'yomi
- よ.む、うた.う
- Name readings
- うた、え、ええ
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #2000 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 149
- Chinese reading
- yǒng — Chinese character page
Words with 詠
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 詠む | よむ yomu | to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem |
| 朗詠 | ろうえい rouei | recitation (of Japanese or Chinese poem) |
| 詠唱 | えいしょう eishou | aria |
| 吟詠 | ぎんえい gin'ei | recitation (of a Chinese or Japanese poem); chanting; singing |
| 御詠歌 | ごえいか goeika | pilgrim's song; pilgrim's hymn; song in praise of the Buddha |
| 詠嘆 | えいたん eitan | exclamation; admiration |
| 詠歌 | えいか eika | poem (esp. tanka); song; composition of a poem or song |
| 題詠 | だいえい daiei | poetry composed on a set theme |
| 詠草 | えいそう eisou | draft poem |
| 歌詠み | うたよみ utayomi | tanka composer |
| 諷詠 | ふうえい fuuei | poetic composition |
| 遺詠 | いえい iei | posthumous song or poem |
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