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詩的

してき

N2poetic

Examples

彼女は夕暮れの海を詩的な言葉で表現した。

霧に包まれた古い町にはどこか詩的な雰囲気がある。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 詩的(してき) describes a quality that evokes the feeling or resonance of poetry.
  • Basic usage: It describes portraying the sea at sunset in poetic language.
    • 彼女は夕暮れの海を詩的な言葉で表現した。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • A literary form and a quality
    • 詩(し) denotes a poem or poetry as a literary form. 詩的な言葉 and 詩的な雰囲気 describe language or an atmosphere that feels poetic; the subject need not itself be a poem.

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