Moto 吟: Versify; Singing; RecitalKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ギン
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 42 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ギン)
- 吟味ぎんみclose examination; careful investigation
- 吟遊詩人ぎんゆうしじんtroubadour; minstrel
- 吟醸酒ぎんじょうしゅginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%
- 低吟ていぎんhum; singing in a low voice
- 偶吟ぐうぎんimpromptu poem
- 再吟味さいぎんみre-examination; review
- 即吟そくぎんimprovisation (of a poem); improvization
- 口吟こうぎんhumming to oneself
- 名吟めいぎんexcellent poem (tanka, haiku, etc.); famous poem
- 吟ぎんrecitation (of a poem); chanting
- 吟じるぎんじるto chant; to sing
- 吟ずるぎんずるto chant; to recite
- 吟味役ぎんみやくauditor (Edo period); examiner
- 吟唱ぎんしょうrecital; recitation
- 吟行ぎんこうgoing to famous sightseeing spots, ruins, etc. seeking inspiration for waka or haiku
- 吟詠ぎんえいrecitation (of a Chinese or Japanese poem); chanting
- 吟誦ぎんしょうrecital; recitation
- 吟醸ぎんじょうginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%
- 呻吟しんぎんmoaning; groaning
- 大吟醸だいぎんじょうtop-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less
- 微吟びぎんreciting poetry or singing in a soft voice
- 愛吟あいぎんfavourite poem or song; favorite poem or song
- 感吟かんぎんemotional chanting or recitation
- 慎重吟味しんちょうぎんみscrutiny; careful (close) examination (investigation)
- 放歌高吟ほうかこうぎんloud singing
- 朗吟ろうぎんrecitation; singing
- 沈吟ちんぎんhum; meditation
- 独吟どくぎんvocal solo
- 病中吟びょうちゅうぎんpoems composed in one's sickbed
- 痛め吟味いためぎんみtorture (in the Edo-period)
- 秀吟しゅうぎんsplendid poem
- 竜吟りゅうぎんdragon flute; medium-pitched bark-covered bamboo transverse flute with seven holes, used in gagaku
- 純米吟醸酒じゅんまいぎんじょうしゅginjō sake with no added alcohol
- 苦吟くぎんlaborious composition; struggling to compose a poem
- 詠吟えいぎんreciting poetry
- 詩吟しぎんreciting Chinese poems
- 連吟れんぎんduet
- 遊吟ゆうぎんwandering minstrel
- 高吟こうぎんloud recitation (of a poem)
- 高歌放吟こうかほうぎんsinging at the top of one's voice
Other readings
- 口吟むくちずさむto hum (a tune); to sing to oneself
- 断吟たんぎん(in Japan) 2nd note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. D sharp)
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