吟 — 7 strokes / Radical「口」
道準2High school level / 7 strokes / Radical「口」
- On
- ギンぎん · gin
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- recite; scrutinise
Stroke order
Origin
Mouth plus a phonetic element: to chant or recite a poem; also to examine something closely.
Readings and examples
| Onギンぎんgin | 吟味ぎんみ詩吟しぎん苦吟くぎん |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 吟味ぎんみ
careful selection; scrutiny
- 詩吟しぎん
chanting of poems
- 呻吟しんぎん
- 吟哦ぎんが
Example
材料をよく吟味して選ぶ。
I choose the ingredients after careful scrutiny.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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