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漢詩

かんし

N1classical Chinese poem

Examples

授業で短い漢詩を声に出して読んだ。

祖父の書斎には漢詩を書いた掛け軸がある。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 漢詩(かんし) is a noun for a classical Chinese poem.
  • Basic usage: It is the object being read in 漢詩を読む and describes the content on a scroll in 漢詩を書いた掛け軸.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Reading
    • The written form is 漢詩, read かんし; the character signals that it refers to poetry.
  • Poem and object
    • 漢詩 names the poem itself, while the 掛け軸 in the example is the object on which it is written.

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