Jisho

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12 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
Variants:
recitation, poem, song, composing
Kun:
よ.むうた.う
On:
エイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2000 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 詠 【エイ】 recitation (of a poem), chanting, singing, composition (of a poem), composed poem
  • 詠歌 【エイカ】 poem (esp. tanka), song, composition of a poem or song, pilgrim's song, pilgrim's hymn, singing a poem or song in a loud voice
  • 朗詠 【ロウエイ】 recitation (of Japanese or Chinese poem)
  • 遺詠 【イエイ】 posthumous song or poem

Kun reading compounds

  • 詠む 【よむ】 to compose (a Japanese poem), to write, to use as the theme of a poem, to recite (e.g. a poem), to chant, to intone
  • 歌う 【うたう】 to sing, to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem, to express in the form of a poem, to recite (a poem)

Readings

Japanese names:
うた、 え、 ええ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yong3
Korean:
yeong

Spanish

  • recital
  • composición
  • poesía
  • recitar
  • componer
  • escribir poesía

Portuguese

  • recital
  • poema
  • canção
  • composição

French

  • composer (un poème)
  • récitation
  • poème
  • chanson
1016 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1942 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4336 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1161 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1749 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1664 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1209 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1272 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1905 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1669 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1894 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1004 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1360 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
351 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
35409 Morohashi
1500 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5584 New Nelson (John Haig)
345 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
369 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1583 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3042 2001 Kanji
7a5.14 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-5 SKIP code
0363.2 Four corner code
1-17-51 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8a60 Unicode hex code

13 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening
Parts:
sigh, lament, moan, grieve, sigh of admiration
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1584 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 嘆 【タン】 sigh, grief, lamentation
  • 嘆願 【タンガン】 entreaty, appeal, petition
  • 詠嘆 【エイタン】 exclamation, admiration
  • 慨嘆 【ガイタン】 deploring, lamentation, regret, complaint

Kun reading compounds

  • 嘆く 【なげく】 to lament, to grieve, to regret, to deplore
  • 嘆かわしい 【なげかわしい】 lamentable, deplorable, regrettable, sad, wretched

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tan4
Korean:
tan

Spanish

  • deplorar
  • lamentar
  • suspirar
  • gemir
  • afligirse

Portuguese

  • suspiro
  • lamento
  • pesar

French

  • se lamenter
  • soupirer
  • gémir
  • peine
1566 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1594 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
974 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1292 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1143 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1246 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1313 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1436 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
310 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
773 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
455 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
577 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1593 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
4138P Morohashi
630 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
872 New Nelson (John Haig)
1579 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1702 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1612 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3763 2001 Kanji
3d10.8 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-10 SKIP code
6403.4 Four corner code
1-35-18 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5606 Unicode hex code