叙事詩

See also: 敍事詩

Japanese

Kanji in this term
叙	事	詩
じょ Grade: S	じ Grade: 3	し Grade: 3
goon		on'yomi

Alternative spelling
敍事詩 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 叙事 (joji, “narration”) +‎ 詩 (shi, “poetry; poem”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) じょじし [jòjíꜜshì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ʑiɕi]

Noun

叙(じょ)事(じ)詩(し) • (jojishi)

epic poetry
an epic poem

Derived terms

英(えい)雄(ゆう)叙(じょ)事(じ)詩(し) (eiyū jojishi)

See also

劇(げき)詩(し) (gekishi)
抒(じょ)情(じょう)詩(し) (jojōshi)

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN