How to say 'Poem' in Japanese | 詩

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The Japanese word for Poem is 'Shi', written as 詩 in Japanese.'Poem' in hiragana is し.

word

詩

Meaning

Poem

Reading

し

shi

Kanji

詩Poetry

Explanation

The Japanese noun '詩 (し)' means 'poem'. It refers to a piece of writing that expresses emotions, ideas, or experiences in a rhythmic and often metaphorical way. This word is commonly used in literary contexts and can refer to both traditional and modern forms of poetry. For example: I wrote a poem「詩を書いた」(しをかいた). This poem is beautiful「この詩は美しい」(このしはうつくしい). The term can also be used to describe the art or practice of writing poems, as in '詩を書く (しをかく) (to write poetry)'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1818

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 詩

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

詩

Meaning

Poetry

Words Related to 詩 Through the Kanji 詩

This Word contains the Kanji 詩 as well.

word

詩人

Meaning

Poet

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'Shi' means 'Poem' .

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