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神韻


神韵

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shén yùn
    shen2 yun4
shen yün
 shinin
    しんいん

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Charm / Grace
charm or grace (in poetry or art)
exceptional artistry

バラード

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 baraado / barado
    バラード

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Ballard
(1) ballade (narrative poetry, musical composition) (fre:); (2) ballad (popular song); (personal name) Pallard

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    ze4
tse
 hono
    ほの
to tilt; narrow; uneasy; oblique tones (in Chinese poetry)
(prefix) (kana only) (See ほの白い,ほの見える) faintly; dimly; slightly; barely

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    ju4
chü
 ku
    く
sentence; clause; phrase; classifier for phrases or lines of verse
(n,n-suf) (1) section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph; (n,n-suf) (2) {ling} phrase; (n,n-suf) (3) verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); (n,n-suf) (4) haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; (n,n-suf) (5) maxim; saying; idiom; expression; (n,n-suf) (6) {comp} clause (e.g. in a database query language)
A sentence, phrase, clause; also used for a place.

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yín
    yin2
yin
 gin
    ぎん
to chant; to recite; verse; song (often used in titles of classical poems); (literary) to lament; to groan; (bound form) (in poetry) the cry of certain animals and insects; (music) rapid vibrato (technique for playing the guqin 古琴[gu3qin2]) (cf. 猱[nao2], wide vibrato)
(1) recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; (2) composition (of a poem); composed poem; (n,n-suf) (3) classical Chinese poetry form; (n,suf) (4) stress of sound in noh song; (female given name) Gin
Chant, hum, mutter.

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chí
    chi2
ch`ih
    chih
 ji
    じ
to hold; to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevere; to manage; to run (i.e. administer); to control
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie; (surname) Mochitoku
dhṛ; dhara. Lay hold of, grasp, hold, maintain, keep; control.

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zhuàn
    zhuan4
chuan
 sen
    せん
to compose; to compile
(n,n-suf) (sometimes confused with 選) (See 選・せん) anthology (of poetry, etc.); compilation; collection; selection; (surname) Erami
To compose, compile.

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kūn
    kun1
k`un
    kun
 kon
    こん
descendant; elder brother; a style of Chinese poetry
(s,m) Kon

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    ge1
ko
 kasumi
    かすみ
song (CL:首[shou3],支[zhi1]); (bound form) to sing
(1) song; (2) classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka); (3) modern poetry; (personal name) Kasumi
To sing; a song; translit. ka; cf. 迦, 羯.

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pái
    pai2
p`ai
    pai
 pai
    パイ
signboard; plaque; plate; tablet (CL:塊|块[kuai4]); brand; trademark (CL:個|个[ge4]); mahjong tile; domino; playing card (CL:張|张[zhang1]); (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌|词牌[ci2pai2] and 曲牌[qu3pai2])
(n,ctr) {mahj} tile (chi: pái)
signboard


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lián
    lian2
lien
 tsurane
    つらね
(bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join; (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet
(personal name) Tsurane
to link


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    ci2
tz`u
    tzu
 shi
    し
word; statement; speech; lyrics; a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝[Song4chao2] (CL:首[shou3])
(1) words; writing; lyrics; (2) (See 填詞) ci (form of Chinese poetry); (3) (See 辞・3) independent word; (female given name) Kotoba
An expression, phrase, word.


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shī
    shi1
shih
 shi
    し
poem; CL:首[shou3]; poetry; verse
(1) poem; poetry; verse; (2) (See 漢詩) Chinese poem; (female given name) Shirabe
poem


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zàn
    zan4
tsan
 san
    さん
variant of 贊|赞[zan4]; to praise
a style of Chinese poetry; legend or inscription on a picture
stotra, hymn, praise.

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zhuǎn
    zhuan3
chuan
 ten
    てん
Japanese variant of 轉|转
(1) {ling} change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; (2) (abbreviation) (See 転句・てんく) turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry); (surname) Ten

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    za2
tsa
 zou / zo
    ぞう
Japanese variant of 雜|杂
miscellany (classification of Japanese poetry unrelated to the seasons or to love); (surname) Saisaki


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sāo
    sao1
sao
 sō
(bound form) to disturb; to disrupt; flirty; coquettish; abbr. for 離騷|离骚[Li2 Sao1]; (literary) literary writings; poetry; foul-smelling (variant of 臊[sao1]); (dialect) (of certain domestic animals) male
Trouble, sad; poetic, learned; translit. su, s.

一篇

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 ippen
    いっぺん
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story

一編

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 ippen
    いっぺん
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story

万葉

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 manyou; mannyou / manyo; mannyo
    まんよう; まんにょう
(1) (abbreviation) (See 万葉集) Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry); (2) (archaism) thousands of leaves; (3) (archaism) thousands of years; all ages; eternity; (female given name) Mitsuyo

三愛


三爱

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sān ài
    san1 ai4
san ai
 sanai
    さんあい
(1) koto, alcohol and poetry; the three loves; (2) {Buddh} the three desires of the realms of existence; (male given name) Miyoshi
three kinds of attachment

作文

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zuò wén
    zuo4 wen2
tso wen
 sakumon
    さくもん
to write an essay; composition (student essay); CL:篇[pian1]
(archaism) (See 作文・1) writing (poetry); composing

作法

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zuò fǎ
    zuo4 fa3
tso fa
 sahou(p); sakuhou / saho(p); sakuho
    さほう(P); さくほう
course of action; method of doing something; practice; modus operandi
(1) (さほう only) manners; etiquette; propriety; (2) manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
Karma, which results from action, i.e. the "deeds" of body or mouth; to perform ceremonies.

俳友

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 haiyuu / haiyu
    はいゆう
(haiku) poetry pals

俳諧

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 haikai
    はいかい
(1) haikai; collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryu, etc.; (2) (abbreviation) humorous or vulgar renga poetry

元曲

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yuán qǔ
    yuan2 qu3
yüan ch`ü
    yüan chü
 genkyoku
    げんきょく
Yuan dynasty theater, including poetry, music and comedy
yuanqu (form of Chinese classical drama); Yuan drama

八雲

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 yakumo
    やくも
(1) (archaism) thick clouds; (2) (archaism) (See 和歌) classical Japanese poetry; (place-name, surname) Yagumo

出題


出题

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chū tí
    chu1 ti2
ch`u t`i
    chu ti
 shutsudai
    しゅつだい
to draw up the theme (for discussion)
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) setting a theme (for composition of poetry)

劇詩

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 gekishi
    げきし
dramatic poetry

勅題

see styles
 chokudai
    ちょくだい
theme of the Imperial Poetry Contest

双声

see styles
 sousei / sose
    そうせい
{ling} repeated initials (in Chinese poetry); recurring initials

古風


古风

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gǔ fēng
    gu3 feng1
ku feng
 kofuu / kofu
    こふう
old style; old custom; a pre-Tang Dynasty genre of poetry aka 古體詩|古体诗[gu3 ti3 shi1]
(noun or adjectival noun) old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated; (female given name) Kokaze

句形

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 kukei / kuke
    くけい
(1) (See 句法・1) poetry form (esp. haiku); (2) (See 句法・2) grammatical structure in kanbun

句法

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jù fǎ
    ju4 fa3
chü fa
 kuhou / kuho
    くほう
syntax
(1) (See 句形・1) conventions to be followed in composing Japanese poetry; phraseology; diction; (2) (See 句形・2) rules of grammar and syntax when reading kanbun in Japanese

召人

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 meshiudo; meshuudo / meshiudo; meshudo
    めしうど; めしゅうど
(1) (See 歌会始) person specially invited to compose and recite a poem at the Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading; (2) (hist) person employed by the Imperial Court to compile anthologies of waka poetry; (3) (hist) (See 舞楽) person summoned to perform bugaku (for the nobility)

合偶

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hé ǒu
    he2 ou3
ho ou
 gōgu
to compose (poetry)

名詩

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 meishi / meshi
    めいし
excellent poem; fine poetry

吟味

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 ginmi
    ぎんみ
(noun, transitive verb) (1) close examination; careful investigation; close inspection; careful selection; inquiry; enquiry; scrutiny; testing; (noun, transitive verb) (2) (dated) investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; (3) (abbreviation) {hanaf} (See 吟味役・2) winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (noun, transitive verb) (4) (archaism) (orig. meaning) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

吟行

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 ginkou / ginko
    ぎんこう
(n,vs,vi) (1) going to scenic spots, ruins, etc. in search of inspiration for waka or haiku; (n,vs,vi) (2) reciting or composing poetry while walking

吟詠


吟咏

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yín yǒng
    yin2 yong3
yin yung
 ginei / gine
    ぎんえい
to recite; to sing (of poetry)
(noun, transitive verb) (1) recitation (of a Chinese or Japanese poem); chanting; singing; (noun, transitive verb) (2) composition (of a Chinese or Japanese poem); composed poem
吟諷 To intone, repeat.

吟詩


吟诗

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yín shī
    yin2 shi1
yin shih
to recite poetry

和歌

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hé gē
    he2 ge1
ho ko
 waka
    わか
waka (style of Japanese poetry)
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae; (surname, female given name) Waka

哀婉

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āi wǎn
    ai1 wan3
ai wan
(esp. of poetry, music) melancholy; sad and moving

哀豔


哀艳

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āi yàn
    ai1 yan4
ai yen
(of poetry etc) plaintive and beautiful; poignant

唐詩


唐诗

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táng shī
    tang2 shi1
t`ang shih
    tang shih
 toushi / toshi
    とうし
Tang poetry; a Tang poem
poetry of the Tang period; Tang poetry

填詞


填词

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tián cí
    tian2 ci2
t`ien tz`u
    tien tzu
 tenshi
    てんし
to compose a poem (to a given tune)
(See 詞・2) ci (form of Chinese poetry)

天籟


天籁

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tiān lài
    tian1 lai4
t`ien lai
    tien lai
 tenrai
    てんらい
sounds of nature
(1) sound of wind; (2) beautiful poetry; (given name) Tenrai

字眼

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zì yǎn
    zi4 yan3
tzu yen
 jigan
    じがん
wording
decisive character (Chinese poetry)

宋詞

see styles
 soushi / soshi
    そうし
Song poetry

宗派

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zōng pài
    zong1 pai4
tsung p`ai
    tsung pai
 shuuha / shuha
    しゅうは
sect
(1) sect; denomination; (2) school (e.g. of poetry)
Sects (of Buddhism). In India, according to Chinese accounts, the two schools of Hīnayāna became divided into twentysects. Mahāyāna had two main schools, the Mādhyamika, ascribed to Nāgārjunaand Āryadeva about the second century A. D., and the Yogācārya, ascribed toAsaṅga and Vasubandhu in the fourth century A. D. In China thirteen sectswere founded: (1) 倶舍宗 Abhidharma or Kośa sect, representing Hīnayāna,based upon the Abhidharma-kosa-śāstra or 倶舍論. (2) 成實宗 Satyasiddhi sect, based on the 成實論 Satyasiddhi-śāstra,tr. by Kumārajīva; no sect corresponds to it in India; in China and Japan itbecame incorporated in the 三論宗. (3) 律宗 Vinaya or Discipline sect, basedon 十誦律, 四分律, 僧祗律, etc. (4) 三論宗 The three śāstra sect, based on theMādhyamika-śāstra 中觀論 of Nāgārjuna, theSata-śāstra 百論 of Āryadeva, and theDvādasa-nikāya-śāstra 十二門論 of Nāgārjuna; this schooldates back to the translation of the three śāstras by Kumārajīva in A. D. 409. (5) 涅槃宗 Nirvāṇasect, based upon the Mahāparinirvāṇa-sūtra 涅槃經 tr. byDharmaraksa in 423; later incorporated in Tiantai, with which it had much incommon. (6) 地論宗 Daśabhūmikā sect, based on Vasubandhu's work on the tenstages of the bodhisattva's path to Buddhahood, tr. by Bodhiruci 508,absorbed by the Avataṃsaka school, infra. (7) 淨土宗 Pure-land or Sukhāvatīsect, founded in China by Bodhiruci; its doctrine was salvation throughfaith in Amitābha into the Western Paradise. (8) 禪宗 dhyāna, meditative or intuitional sect, attributed toBodhidharma about A. D. 527, but it existed before he came to China. (9) 攝論宗, based upon the 攝大乘論 Mahāyāna-saṃparigraha-śāstra byAsaṅga, tr. by Paramārtha in 563, subsequently absorbed by the Avataṃsakasect. (10) 天台宗 Tiantai, based on the 法華經 SaddharmapuṇḍarīkaSūtra, or the Lotus of the Good Law; it is aconsummation of the Mādhyamika tradition. (11) 華嚴宗 Avataṃsaka sect, basedon the Buddhāvataṃsaka-sūtra, or Gandha-vyūha 華嚴經 tr. in 418. (12) 法相宗 Dharmalakṣaṇa sect, established after thereturn of Xuanzang from India and his trans. of the important Yogācāryaworks. (13) 眞言宗 Mantra sect, A. D. 716. In Japan twelve sects are named:Sanron, Hossō, Kegon, Kusha, Jōjitsu, Ritsu, Tendai, Shingon; these areknown as the ancient sects, the two last being styled mediaeval; therefollow the Zen and Jōdo; the remaining two are Shin and Nichiren; at presentthere are the Hossō, Kegon, Tendai, Shingon, Zen, Jōdo, Shin, and Nichirensects.

対聯

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 tsuiren; tairen
    ついれん; たいれん
(1) couplet (Chinese poetry); (2) pair of hanging scrolls

對仗


对仗

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duì zhàng
    dui4 zhang4
tui chang
antithesis (two lines of poetry matching in sense and sound); to fight; to wage war

平仄

see styles
píng zè
    ping2 ze4
p`ing tse
    ping tse
 hyousoku / hyosoku
    ひょうそく
level and oblique tones (technical term for Classical Chinese rhythmic poetry)
meter (in Chinese poetry); consistency

律詩


律诗

see styles
lǜ shī
    lu:4 shi1
lü shih
 risshi
    りっし
regular verse; strict poetic form with eight lines of 5, 6 or 7 syllables and even lines rhyming
lüshi; form of Chinese poetry with eight lines of seven or five characters

御題

see styles
 gyodai
    ぎょだい
(See 勅題) theme chosen for an imperial poetry contest

微吟

see styles
 bigin
    びぎん
(noun/participle) reciting poetry or singing in a soft voice

念人

see styles
 nennin; nenjin
    ねんにん; ねんじん
(1) (archaism) assistant in a competition (e.g. cockfight, archery, poetry contest); (2) (archaism) (See 念者・2) older male in an homosexual relationship

折句

see styles
 oriku
    おりく
acrostic poetry; acrostic

披講

see styles
 hikou / hiko
    ひこう
(noun, transitive verb) introduction of poems at a poetry party

持ち

see styles
 mochi
    もち
(n,n-suf) (1) having; holding; possessing; owning; using; holder; owner; user; (n,n-suf) (2) (also written as 保ち) wear; durability; life; (n,n-suf) (3) charge; expense; (4) (form) draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie

探題

see styles
 tandai
    たんだい
(1) local commissioner (Kamakura or Muromachi eras); (2) draw to find the theme for poetry session; composing poetry by lot

敷島

see styles
 shikishima
    しきしま
(1) Yamato (province); (2) Japan; (3) (abbreviation) the art of classical Japanese poetry; (p,s,f) Shikishima

明烏

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 akegarasu
    あけがらす
(1) daybreak sound of a crow; (2) (name of) poetry anthology

楽府

see styles
 gafu; gakufu
    がふ; がくふ
(1) (hist) Music Bureau (Han dynasty; government office responsible for collecting folk songs); (2) yuefu (genre of Chinese poetry composed in a folk song style)

樂府


乐府

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yuè fǔ
    yue4 fu3
yüeh fu
yuefu (Chinese style of lyric poetry)

檀林

see styles
tán lín
    tan2 lin2
t`an lin
    tan lin
 danbayashi
    だんばやし
(1) (Buddhist term) Buddhist center for study and meditation; monastery; temple; (2) (abbreviation) Danrin style of haikai poetry (playful and oriented to the common person); Danrin school (of haikai poetry); (surname) Danbayashi
旃檀之林 Forest of sandal-wood, or incense, a monastery.

歌会

see styles
 utakai; kakai
    うたかい; かかい
poetry party; tanka competition; gathering of tanka poets

歌合

see styles
 utaawase / utawase
    うたあわせ
poetry contest

歌壇


歌坛

see styles
gē tán
    ge1 tan2
ko t`an
    ko tan
 kadan
    かだん
singing stage; music business (esp. pop music)
poetry circles

歌学

see styles
 kagaku
    かがく
poetry; versification

歌枕

see styles
 utamakura
    うたまくら
(1) place that is often written about in waka poetry; (2) oft-repeated descriptive epithets in poetry; (personal name) Kazuraki

歌格

see styles
 kakaku
    かかく
poetry style; poetry rules

歌論

see styles
 karon
    かろん
essay on tanka poetry; (female given name) Karon

歌道

see styles
 kadou / kado
    かどう
versification; tanka poetry

比興

see styles
 hikyou / hikyo
    ひきょう
(1) (rare) explicit and implied comparisons (kinds of literary devices used in the Classic of Poetry); (n,adj-nari) (2) (archaism) interesting; strange; (n,adj-nari) (3) (archaism) unreasonable; unfavorable; (n,adj-nari) (4) (archaism) lowly; insignificant; (n,adj-nari) (5) (archaism) cowardly; using underhanded methods

流韻


流韵

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liú yùn
    liu2 yun4
liu yün
musical sound; flowing rhythm (of poetry); cadence

漢詩

see styles
 kanshi
    かんし
Chinese poem; Chinese poetry

灌頂


灌顶

see styles
guàn dǐng
    guan4 ding3
kuan ting
 kanjou; kanchou / kanjo; kancho
    かんじょう; かんちょう
(1) {Buddh} baptism-like ceremony performed by the buddhas on a bodhisattva who attains buddhahood; (2) {Buddh} baptism-like ceremony for conferring onto someone precepts, a mystic teaching, etc. (in esoteric Buddhism); (3) {Buddh} pouring water onto a gravestone; (4) teaching esoteric techniques, compositions, etc. (in Japanese poetry or music)
abhiṣecana; mūrdhābhiṣikta; inauguration or consecration by sprinkling, or pouring water on the head; an Indian custom on the investiture of a king, whose head was baptized with water from the four seas and from the rivers in his domain; in China it is administered as a Buddhist rite chiefly to high personages, and for ordination purposes. Amongst the esoterics it is a rite especially administered to their disciples; and they have several categories of baptism, e.g. that of ordinary disciples, of teacher, or preacher, of leader, of office-bearer; also for special causes such as relief from calamity, preparation for the next life, etc.

点者

see styles
 tenja
    てんじゃ
critic of haiku poetry

無点

see styles
 muten
    むてん
(1) (See 訓点・くんてん) kanji without kanbun assistance markings; (2) poetry, haiku, etc. without comments or corrections; (adjectival noun) (3) meaningless; incomprehensible

片歌

see styles
 katauta
    かたうた
(hist) katauta; ancient Japanese poetry form with three verses in a 5-7-7 moraic pattern

独吟

see styles
 dokugin
    どくぎん
(noun, transitive verb) (1) vocal solo; (noun, transitive verb) (2) solo recitation (of traditional poetry, noh verse, etc.)

獺祭

see styles
 dassai
    だっさい
(1) arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry; literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc.; (2) (orig. meaning) otters lining a catch of fish on a river bank; (people) making offerings (esp. of fish)

琉歌

see styles
 ryuuka / ryuka
    りゅうか
Okinawan fixed form poetry; (female given name) Ruka

畳韻

see styles
 jouin / join
    じょういん
repeated rhymes (in Chinese poetry); recurring rhymes

私撰

see styles
 shisen
    しせん
(noun/participle) (1) personal selection (esp. of a defense lawyer); (2) private selection (e.g. of poetry)

私選

see styles
 shisen
    しせん
(noun/participle) (1) personal selection (esp. of a defense lawyer); (2) private selection (e.g. of poetry)

縁語

see styles
 engo
    えんご
use of related words to enhance expression (in classical Japanese poetry or prose); semantically related words

舊詩


旧诗

see styles
jiù shī
    jiu4 shi1
chiu shih
old verse; poetry in the old style

色紙

see styles
 shikishi
    しきし
square fancy cardboard, used for autographs, poetry, etc.; (surname) Shikishi

英詩

see styles
 eishi / eshi
    えいし
English poetry; English poem

詞章

see styles
 shishou / shisho
    ししょう
poetry and prose

詞話


词话

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cí huà
    ci2 hua4
tz`u hua
    tzu hua
form of writing novels that comprise lots of poetry in the body of the text, popular in the Ming Dynasty

詞賦

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 shifu
    しふ
Chinese poetry

詠吟

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 eigin / egin
    えいぎん
(noun/participle) reciting poetry

詠誦

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 eishou / esho
    えいしょう
(noun/participle) reciting poetry

詩仙


诗仙

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shī xiān
    shi1 xian1
shih hsien
 shisen
    しせん
"immortal of poetry", epithet of Li Bai 李白[Li3 Bai2]
great poet

詩会

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 shikai
    しかい
poetry meeting

詩伯

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 shihaku
    しはく
(archaism) master poet (esp. of Chinese poetry)

詩余

see styles
 shiyo
    しよ
(See 詞・2) ci (form of Chinese poetry)

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

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