Kanji 詩: poem, poetry

Key takeaways

Kanji 詩: poem, poetry. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

詩

Meaning

poempoetry

On reading

シ

Kun reading

うた

Radical

言

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 詩

poem, poetry

Kanji structure breakdown

詩

Structure breakdown

言 + 寺

Mnemonic story

A poem (詩) consists of words (言) composed in a temple (寺). Imagine the peaceful atmosphere of a temple where one writes beautiful poetry.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

シ

詩し
poem / verse of poetry
詩人しじん
poet

Commonly used words

詩
し
poem / verse of poetry
詩人
しじん
poet

Example sentences

Example 1

学校で詩を作りました。

Translation

I wrote a poem at school.

Example 2

好きな詩を読んでいます。

Translation

I am reading my favorite poem.

Example 3

彼は有名な詩人です。

Translation

He is a famous poet.

Example 4

詩人の本を図書館で借りました。

Translation

I borrowed a poet's book from the library.

Kanji 詩: poem, poetry

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

詩 (し): meaning and examples

詩人 (しじん): meaning and examples

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