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近代詩 (きんだいし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
modern poetry ; modern-style poetry
Refers to poetry written in modern Japanese, as opposed to classical forms like waka or haiku. Often associated with free verse and Western-influenced styles from the Meiji period onward.
アンソロジー
に
は
明めい
治じ
以い
降こう
の
代だい
表ひょう
的てき
な
近きん
代だい
詩し
が
収おさ
め
られ
て
いる
。
This anthology contains representative modern poems from the Meiji period onward.
Kanji 代 substitute, change, convert Similar words 現げん 代だい 詩し 現代詩 (contemporary poetry) often overlaps with 近代詩 but tends to refer to poetry from the post-war period to the present, while 近代詩 covers the broader modern era starting from the Meiji period.
古こ 典てん 詩し 古典詩 (classical poetry) refers to traditional Japanese poetic forms such as waka and haiku, in contrast to the modern style of 近代詩.
Etymology Compound of 近代 (きんだい, 'modern era') and 詩 (し, 'poetry'). The term emerged in the Meiji period to distinguish new, Western-influenced poetic forms from traditional Japanese poetry.
