JLPT N1 · 7 strokes
Kanji 吟: "versify, singing, recital"
The kanji 吟 means "versify, singing, recital". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ギン in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ギン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | versify, singing, recital |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1956 of 2,501 |
Common words with 吟
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 吟味close examination; careful investigation; close inspection; careful selection · investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt
- 吟遊詩人(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
- 吟recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing · composition (of a poem); composed poem
- 呻吟moaning; groaning
- 吟じるto chant; to sing; to recite · to write (a poem); to compose
- 詩吟reciting Chinese poems
- 大吟醸top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less
- 吟ずるto chant; to recite; to sing · to write (a poem); to compose
- 苦吟laborious composition; struggling to compose a poem
- 微吟reciting poetry or singing in a soft voice
- 吟詠recitation (of a Chinese or Japanese poem); chanting; singing · composition (of a Chinese or Japanese poem); composed poem
- 口吟humming to oneself
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