漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
吟: versify, singing
Also: recital
JLPT N17 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
口 carries the meaning · 今 gives the sound
7 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
ギンgin · on'yomi · in compounds
- 吟味ぎんみclose examination; careful investigation
- 吟醸酒ぎんじょうしゅginjō sake
- 吟遊詩人ぎんゆうしじん(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Open your mouth wide and what do you see? A simple, sturdy square!”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Also read ギン
1 kanji shares this on'yomiIn ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · yín
Same form: 吟 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 吟 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 吟 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin yín most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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