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誦す (じゅす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

誦じゅす

also: ずす

Meanings

1

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.

Written forms

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- じゅす
  Rare kanji spelling; the verb is usually written in kana or replaced by 唱える or 暗唱する in modern Japanese.
- ずす
ずす
Alternate reading ずす; even less common than じゅす.

Kanji

誦recite, chant

Similar words

唱となえる
The common modern verb for reciting or chanting aloud; 誦す is a rare, literary equivalent.
暗あん唱しょうする
Means 'to recite from memory'; 誦す can also imply recitation, but is much rarer and more literary.

Etymology

The kanji 誦 means 'recite' or 'chant'. The verb 誦す is a rare literary form; its exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is related to 誦する (じゅする), a suru-verb with the same meaning.