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詩

poem, poetry

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · grade 3FrequencyTop 2,000Strokes13

Readings

On'yomi

  • シ

Kun'yomi

  • うた

Meaning

詩 centers on artistic expression through words: a poem or poetry. It captures the idea of language crafted for beauty and rhythm.

Most common words using 詩

20 of 116
  • 詩し
    N2

    poem; poetry; verse

  • 詩人しじん
    N3

    poet

  • 風物詩ふうぶつし

    feature of the season; something characteristic of a particular season

  • 詩的してき

    poetic

  • 詩集ししゅう

    poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems

  • 叙事詩じょじし

    epic (poem); epic poetry

  • 吟遊詩人ぎんゆうしじん

    (wandering) minstrel; troubadour

  • 詩編しへん

    book containing a collection of poems

  • 漢詩かんし

    Chinese poem; Chinese poetry

  • 詩歌しいか

    Japanese and Chinese poetry

  • 狂詩曲きょうしきょく

    rhapsody

  • 詩学しがく

    study of poetry; poetics

  • 詩吟しぎん

    reciting Chinese poems

  • 詩情しじょう

    poetic sentiment

  • 作詩さくし

    versification; verse making

  • 詩文しぶん

    poetry and prose; literature; literary works

  • 詩作しさく

    composition of a poem

  • 近代詩きんだいし

    modern poetry; modern-style poetry

  • 詩形しけい

    form of verse; verse form; poetic form

  • 詩碑しひ

    monument (stele, gravestone, etc.) engraved with a poem

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Etymology

詩 combines 言 (speech, words) with 寺, which likely contributes the sound and originally referred to a place where rituals were performed, later associated with regulated expression like poetry.

Meaning mnemonic

Words 言 arranged with the care of a temple 寺 ritual become a poem. Picture a monk in a temple garden carefully composing verses.

Reading mnemonic

For シ, imagine a poet writing a poem about a sheep: sheep -> シ, and the poem is about the sheep's gentle bleating.