詩

poem

JLPT N1 Grade 3 13 strokes

Kun'yomi: うた
On'yomi: シ
Radical: 言 · speech (words, speak)

詩 means "poem". It is a JLPT N1 kanji written in 13 strokes. It is read うた in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and シ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 3.

詩 in example sentences

トムは詩人しじんだ。

Tomu wa shijin da.

Tom is a poet.
あれは大たいした詩しだ。

Are wa taishita shi da.

That's a great poem.
私わたしは短詩たんしが好すきです。

Watashi wa tanshi ga suki desu.

I like short poems.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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What does the kanji 詩 mean?: 詩 means "poem". It is a JLPT N1 kanji.
How many strokes does 詩 have?: 詩 is written in 13 strokes.
How is 詩 read?: It is read うた in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and シ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 詩?: 詩 is a JLPT N1 kanji.

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