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吟遊詩人 (ぎんゆうしじん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
minstrel ; troubadour
Refers to a medieval European poet-musician who traveled and performed songs, often of chivalry or courtly love. In Japanese contexts, it may also evoke a wandering poet figure.
彼かれ は まるで 吟ぎん 遊ゆう 詩し 人じん の よう に 、 美うつく しい 詩し を 歌うた い ながら 街まち を 歩ある い た 。
He walked through the town singing beautiful poems like a troubadour.
Kanji 吟 versify, singing, recital Similar words 詩し 人じん 詩人 is a general poet, while 吟遊詩人 specifically refers to a wandering minstrel or troubadour who performs songs.
楽がく 士し 楽士 is a musician, often in a court or ensemble, without the wandering or poetic emphasis of 吟遊詩人.
Etymology Compound of 吟 (gin, 'recite, chant'), 遊 (yū, 'wander, play'), and 詩人 (shijin, 'poet'). The term was coined in Japanese to translate the Western concept of a minstrel or troubadour.
