歌人

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
じん
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

()(じん) • (kajin

  1. (Japanese) poet, usually of waka
Derived terms
  • 歌人(かじん)()ながらにして名所(めいしょ)() (kajin wa inagara ni shite meisho o shiru, a poet knows famous places even without travelling there)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
うた
Grade: 2
ひと > びと
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(うた)(びと) • (utabito

  1. a waka poet
  2. (generally) a poet
  3. a singer in bugaku performances
  4. a (talented) singer

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN