JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 詠: "recitation, poem, song"
The kanji 詠 means "recitation, poem, song, composing". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read エイ in on'yomi and よ.む, うた.う in kun'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)
エイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
よ.むうた.う
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 | recitation, poem, song, composing |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2000 of 2,501 |
Common words with 詠
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 詠唱aria · singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
- 詠むto compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem · to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
- 詠recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing · composition (of a poem); composed poem
- 詠嘆exclamation; admiration
- 詠じるto compose (e.g. poem) · to recite; to intone; to chant
- 朗詠recitation (of Japanese or Chinese poem)
- 詠み手writer (of a poem); composer (of a poem)
- 吟詠recitation (of a Chinese or Japanese poem); chanting; singing · composition (of a Chinese or Japanese poem); composed poem
- 詠ずるto compose (e.g. poem) · to recite; to intone; to chant
- 詠歌poem (esp. tanka); song; composition of a poem or song · pilgrim's song; pilgrim's hymn
- 一句詠むto compose a poem (esp. haiku)
- 歌詠みtanka composer
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