詠む|よむyomu[1]atamadaka (head-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. godan verb, transitive verbto compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem
    その詩しは無名むめいの著者ちょしゃが詠よんだ。↗
    The poem was composed by an anonymous author.
  2. godan verb, transitive verbto recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
Conjugation
Dictionary form詠む(よむ)
Polite (masu)詠みます(よみます)
Negative (nai)詠まない(よまない)
polite (masen)詠みません(よみません)
classical zu / nu詠まず・詠まぬ(よまず・よまぬ)
Past (ta)詠んだ(よんだ)
polite (mashita)詠みました(よみました)
Past negative (nakatta)詠まなかった(よまなかった)
polite (masen deshita)詠みませんでした(よみませんでした)
Te form詠んで(よんで)
Potential詠める(よめる)
Passive詠まれる(よまれる)
Causative詠ませる(よませる)
Causative passive詠ませられる・詠まされる(よませられる・よまされる)
Conditional (ba)詠めば(よめば)
tara詠んだら(よんだら)
Volitional詠もう(よもう)
polite (mashou)詠みましょう(よみましょう)
Imperative詠め(よめ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related書くかくNeutralThe all-purpose, neutral word for writing: prose, letters, even calligraphy. 「詠む」 is limited to poetry — composing or reciting waka, haiku and the like.
  • Related物するものするWrittenWritten, formal prose. Means producing written works or authorship, leaning toward prose, as in 「一書を物する」. Not tied to poetry, and no sense of reciting.

Use 「書く」 for writing in general. For composing or reciting poetry such as waka and haiku, use 「詠む」 — 「俳句を詠む」, 「歌を詠む」. In formal written prose for authoring a work, 「物する」 fits.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 【詠よむ】詩歌しいか、特とくに短歌たんかや俳句はいくを作つくる。
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