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吟ぎんNounFreq #45034
1

recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing

2

composition (of a poem); composed poem

3

Noun, used as a suffix

classical Chinese poetry form

4

Suffix

stress of sound in noh song

吟味ぎんみNounFreq #11151
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

close examination; careful investigation; close inspection; careful selection; inquiry; enquiry; scrutiny; testing

Examples
社の弁護士に暫定合意の内容を吟味してもらおう。
We'll have our firm's attorneys look through the provisional agreement.
2

Dated term; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt

3

Abbreviation; Hanafuda

winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game)

4

Archaic; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Orig. meaning

reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

吟遊詩人ぎんゆうしじんNounFreq #23177
1

(wandering) minstrel; troubadour

吟じるぎんじるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #59926
1

to chant; to sing; to recite

2

to write (a poem); to compose

吟ずるぎんずるTransitiveFreq #97234
1

Ichidan verb - zuru verb (alternative form of -jiru verbs)

to chant; to recite; to sing

2

Ichidan verb - zuru verb (alternative form of -jiru verbs)

to write (a poem); to compose

吟詠ぎんえいNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #113023
1

recitation (of a Chinese or Japanese poem); chanting; singing

2

composition (of a Chinese or Japanese poem); composed poem

吟味役ぎんみやくNounFreq #118796
1

Historical term

auditor (Edo period); examiner; inquisitor; investigator

2

Hanafuda

winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game)

吟醸ぎんじょうNounFreq #125467
1

Abbreviation

ginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%

吟醸酒ぎんじょうしゅNounFreq #136030
1

ginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%

吟行ぎんこうNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #164093
1

going to scenic spots, ruins, etc. in search of inspiration for waka or haiku

2

reciting or composing poetry while walking

吟唱吟誦ぎんしょうNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #164635
1

recital; recitation; chant(ing)

口ずさむくちずさむ口遊む口吟むTransitiveGodan verbFreq #16130
1

to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon

Examples
母は台所でせっせと料理しながら歌を口ずさんでいた。
Mother hummed to herself as she went about her cooking in the kitchen.
呻吟しんぎんNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #54138
1

moaning; groaning

詩吟しぎんNounFreq #73625
1

reciting Chinese poems

大吟醸だいぎんじょうNounFreq #75719
1

top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less

苦吟くぎんNounIntransitiveTransitive～する VerbFreq #99967
1

laborious composition; struggling to compose a poem

微吟びぎんNoun～する VerbFreq #109477
1

reciting poetry or singing in a soft voice

口吟こうぎんNoun～する VerbFreq #115561
1

humming to oneself

朗吟ろうぎんNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #119662
1

recitation; singing

沈吟ちんぎんNoun～する VerbFreq #122365
1

hum; meditation; painstaking elaboration on one's poem; groaning in distress

再吟味さいぎんみNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #127657
1

re-examination; review

高歌放吟こうかほうぎんNoun四字熟語Freq #158878
1

singing at the top of one's voice

独吟どくぎんNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #167770
1

vocal solo

2

solo recitation (of traditional poetry, noh verse, etc.)

高吟こうぎんNounIntransitiveTransitive～する VerbFreq #168822
1

loud recitation (of a poem)

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