吟

Meaning

吟 centers on the act of giving voice to words in a measured, artistic way: singing, reciting poetry, or versifying.

• 吟味ぎんみ
  N1

  close examination; careful investigation; close inspection; careful selection; inquiry; enquiry; scrutiny; testing

• 吟醸ぎんじょう

  ginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%

• 吟ぎん

  recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing

• 吟遊詩人ぎんゆうしじん

  (wandering) minstrel; troubadour

• 詩吟しぎん

  reciting Chinese poems

• 吟醸酒ぎんじょうしゅ

  ginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%

• 低吟ていぎん

  quiet recitation (of a poem); humming

• 偶吟ぐうぎん

  impromptu poem

• 再吟味さいぎんみ

  re-examination; review

• 即吟そくぎん

  improvisation (of a poem); improvization

• 口吟こうぎん

  humming to oneself

• 名吟めいぎん

  excellent poem (tanka, haiku, etc.); famous poem

• 吟じるぎんじる

  to chant; to sing; to recite

• 吟ずるぎんずる

  to chant; to recite; to sing

• 吟味役ぎんみやく

  auditor (Edo period); examiner; inquisitor; investigator

• 吟唱ぎんしょう

  recital; recitation; chant(ing)

• 吟行ぎんこう

  going to scenic spots, ruins, etc. in search of inspiration for waka or haiku

• 吟詠ぎんえい

  recitation (of a Chinese or Japanese poem); chanting; singing

• 呻吟しんぎん

  moaning; groaning

• 大吟醸だいぎんじょう

  top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less

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