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詠 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「言」

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3Junior high level ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「言」
On
エイえい · ei
Kun
よ.む・うた.うyo.mu · uta.u
Meaning
recite; compose (a poem)

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

言 "words" with 永 "long": to sing out in drawn-out voice — to recite, to compose.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onエイえいei詠嘆えいたん詠草よみくさ朗詠ろうえい
Kunよむyomu詠むよむ

Compare: 読む

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 詠嘆えいたん

    exclamation

  • 朗詠ろうえい

    recitation

More words with this kanji

  • 詠歌えいか

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

季節(きせつ)の歌(うた)を詠(よ)んだ。

I composed a poem on the season.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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