名めい吟ぎん

noun

excellent poem; famous poem

Refers to a tanka, haiku, or similar short poem that is widely recognized as outstanding or celebrated.

• この句くは芭ば蕉しょうの名めい吟ぎんとして知しられている。

  This haiku is known as one of Bashō's famous poems.

noun

superb rendition of a poem

Used when someone recites or chants a poem with exceptional skill, not for the poem itself.

• 彼かれの朗ろう読どくはまさに名めい吟ぎんだった。

  His recitation was truly a superb rendition of the poem.