詩
詩 — Poem
poem, poetry
On’yomiシ (shi)
Kun’yomiうた (uta)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 詩
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 詩 | し shi | poem; poetry; verse |
| 詩人 | しじん shijin | poet |
| 詩集 | ししゅう shishuu | poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems |
| 詩歌 | しいか shiika | Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems |
| 近代詩 | きんだいし kindaishi | modern poetry; modern-style poetry |
| 風物詩 | ふうぶつし fuubutsushi | feature of the season; something characteristic of a particular season; poem about natural scenery or a particular season |
Study notes
詩 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1196 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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