01
詩人
しじん
poet
Meanings
- poem
- poetry
Readings
Onyomi
- シ
Kunyomi
- うた
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Useful words
02
詩集
ししゅう
collection of poems
03
詩的
してき
poetic
04
漢詩
かんし
Chinese poetry
05
詩歌
しいか
poetry and songs
06
詩情
しじょう
poetic sentiment
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01詞Shape90%part of speech, words詩 and 詞 both use the word side; 寺 versus 司 is the key right-side difference.02詠Meaning88%recitation, poemReciting or composing verse in 詠 sits directly beside the poetry of 詩.03歌Meaning82%song, singSong and poem share a lyrical world, with 歌 leaning toward voice and melody.04言Component86%say, wordThe speech radical gives 詩 its language base, and plain 言 makes that side obvious.05文Meaning74%sentence, literatureWriting and literature in 文 form the wider field that poetry belongs to.06寺Component68%Buddhist temple寺 is the right-hand piece in 詩, so it helps lock down the form before meaning enters.