Words — 41 found
ぎんみ
吟味
1. close examination; careful investigation; close inspection; careful selection; inquiry; enquiry; scrutiny; testing
2. investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guiltDated term
4. reciting and appreciating traditional poetryArchaic, orig. meaning
くち
口ずさむ
1. to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
口遊む 【くちずさむ】、口吟む 【くちずさむ】
口遊む: Rarely-used kanji form. 口吟む: Rarely-used kanji form.
ぎんじょうしゅ
吟醸酒
1. ginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%
1. reciting Chinese poems
1. reciting poetry or singing in a soft voice
1. laborious composition; struggling to compose a poem
1. excellent poem (tanka, haiku, etc.); famous poem
2. superb rendition of a poem
1. hum; singing in a low voice
1. emotional chanting or recitation
りゅうぎん
竜吟
1. dragon flute; medium-pitched bark-covered bamboo transverse flute with seven holes, used in gagakuArchaic, See also 竜笛
竜吟 【りょうぎん】
1. hum; meditation; painstaking elaboration on one's poem; groaning in distress
1. impromptu poemHumble (kenjougo) language
1. recitation; singing
1. duet
1. recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing
2. composition (of a poem); composed poem
3. classical Chinese poetry form
4. stress of sound in noh song