吟ぎん味み

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

criminal investigation; inquiry into guilt

Dated term for a formal investigation into a crime or someone's guilt. In modern Japanese, 捜査 or 取り調べ are more common.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの奉ぶ行ぎょう所しょでは、容よう疑ぎ者しゃを吟ぎん味みした。

  In the Edo-period magistrate's office, they investigated suspects.

noun

winner of a full hanafuda game

Abbreviation of 吟味役; used in hanafuda to refer to the player who wins the most rounds in a full game.

See also: 吟味役

• 花はな札ふだで吟ぎん味みになるには、多おおくの札ふだを取とらなければならない。

  To become the winner in hanafuda, you have to collect many cards.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

Archaic; the original meaning of the word, referring to the practice of reciting and savoring classical poetry.

• 古ふるくは、歌うた会かいで和わ歌かを吟ぎん味みすることが教きょう養ようの一ひとつだった。

  In the past, reciting and appreciating waka at poetry gatherings was a mark of refinement.