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詩

し

poem, poetry

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Examples

  1. 詩を書くのが好きです。

    しをかくのがすきです。

    I like writing poems.

  2. 先生が教室で詩を読んでくれました。

    せんせいがきょうしつでしをよんでくれました。

    The teacher read us a poem in the classroom.

  3. この詩の意味がよく分かりません。

    このしのいみがよくわかりません。

    I don't really understand what this poem means.

Common patterns

詩を書く
to write a poem
詩を読む
to read a poem
詩人
poet

Memory tip

詩 is one short syllable, so it is usually propped up by a particle or a modifier (詩を書く, この詩) rather than standing alone. Japanese-style verse has its own names: 俳句 and 短歌.

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