誦じゅす

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

recite; chant; read aloud

Rare, literary verb for reciting or chanting something aloud, such as a sutra or poem. In modern Japanese, 唱える (となえる) or 暗唱する (あんしょうする) are much more common.

See also: 誦する

• 僧そうが経きょう文もんを誦じゅす。

  The monk recites the sutra.

• 彼かれは古ふるい詩しをじゅすのが好すきだ。

  He likes to recite old poems.