漢詩からうた

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Meanings

Chinese poem; Chinese-style poem

Refers to poetry written in classical Chinese style, often contrasted with Japanese-style poetry (大和歌). The reading からうた is less common than かんし for 漢詩.

Kanji

唐T'ang, China, foreign
歌song, sing
漢Sino-, China
詩poem, poetry

Related words

大和やまと歌うた
大和歌 refers to classical Japanese poetry (waka), while 唐歌/漢詩 refers to Chinese-style poetry.
漢かん詩し
Same kanji but read かんし, which is the more common reading for Chinese poetry. からうた is an older or more literary reading.

Built from

唐から+歌うた

Written forms

漢詩からうた
Standard modern spelling. 漢詩 is also commonly read かんし, but this word specifically refers to the からうた reading.
唐から歌うた
Historical spelling; 唐 refers to Tang China, and 歌 is used for poetry. Rarely used in modern Japanese.

Etymology

漢詩 is the standard Sino-Japanese term for poetry in literary Chinese. The reading からうた reflects the older native expression からうた, also written 唐歌, “Chinese poem.”