Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 詠む(よむ) in Japanese

詠む
Kana Reading
よむ
Romaji
yomu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `mu' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to compose (e.g. a Japanese poem); to write
    Example sentence
    その詩は無名の著者が詠んだ。 The poem was composed by an anonymous author.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant

Examples of 詠む, よむ in a sentence

  • その詩は無名の著者が詠んだ。

    The poem was composed by an anonymous author.

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
詠む
Plain Polite
詠みます
Negative
詠まない
Negative Polite
詠みません

Past

Plain
詠んだ
Plain Polite
詠みました
Negative
詠まなかった
Negative Polite
詠みませんでした

Te

Plain
詠んで
Plain Polite
詠みまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
詠まれる
Plain Polite
詠まれます
Negative
詠まれない
Negative Polite
詠まれません
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Kanji in this word

詠 JLPT 1

12 strokes

recitation, poem, song, composing

On'Yomi: エイ

Kun'Yomi: よ.む, うた.う

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