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吟味ぎんみCommon wordN1Nounsclose examination; careful scrutiny; thorough investigation · criminal investigation; inquiry into guilt · winner of a full hanafuda game · reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
吟醸ぎんじょうNounsginjō sake; high-quality sake
吟遊詩人ぎんゆうしじんNounsminstrel; troubadour
詩吟しぎんNounsrecitation of Chinese poems (in Japanese)
低吟ていぎんNounsquiet recitation; humming
偶吟ぐうぎんNounsimpromptu poem
即吟そくぎんNounsimprovisation of a poem; improvising a poem
口吟こうぎんNounshumming to oneself
名吟めいぎんNounsexcellent poem; famous poem · superb rendition of a poem
吟じるぎんじるVerbschant; recite; sing (a poem) · compose (a poem); write (a poem)
吟ずるぎんずるVerbschant; recite; sing · compose; write (a poem)
吟唱ぎんしょうNounsrecitation; chanting; recital
吟行ぎんこうNounspoetic excursion; going to scenic spots for poetic inspiration · composing poetry while walking
吟詠ぎんえいNounsrecitation; chanting; singing (of a poem) · composition (of a poem); composed poem
呻吟しんぎんNounsmoaning; groaning
微吟びぎんNounssoft recitation; singing or chanting quietly
愛吟あいぎんNounslove of reciting or singing favorite poems or songs
感吟かんぎんNounsemotional chanting; reciting with feeling
朗吟ろうぎんNounsrecitation; chanting; singing aloud
沈吟ちんぎんNounshumming in thought; meditative groaning; painstaking poetic composition
独吟どくぎんNounsvocal solo · solo recitation; solo chanting
病中吟びょうちゅうぎんNounspoems composed in one's sickbed
秀吟しゅうぎんNounssplendid poem; excellent verse
竜吟りゅうぎんNounsdragon flute; medium-pitched gagaku transverse flute
苦吟くぎんNounslaborious composition; struggling to compose a poem
詠吟えいぎんNounsreciting poetry; poetry recitation
連吟れんぎんNounsduet; singing in unison
遊吟ゆうぎんNounsreciting or composing poetry while walking
高吟こうぎんNounsloud recitation of a poem; chanting aloud · (another's) poems (honorific)
高歌放吟こうかほうぎんNounssinging at the top of one's voice; loud singing