NichiDict

詩歌

しいか
詩哥
[shiika]

Meanings

1.Noun

Japanese and Chinese poetry

2.Noun

poetry; poems

Examples

彼女は詩歌に親しむ。

She has a love of classical verse.

老いた僧侶は朝の読経の前に必ず詩歌を詠む。

The old monk always composes verse before his morning sutra chanting.

学者は五十年にわたって日中の詩歌の研究に尽くした。

The scholar devoted fifty years to the study of Japanese and Chinese poetry.