詩|しshi[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounpoem; poetry; verse
   この詩しは誰だれが書かいたのですか。↗

   By whom was this poem written?
2. nounChinese poem

• SynonymポエムCasualLoanword for a poem; in casual speech it often carries a teasing nuance, suggesting sentimental, self-indulgent writing.
• SynonymポエトリーNeutralLoanword for poetry as a literary genre rather than a single poem; mostly seen in set phrases like 「ポエトリーリーディング」.
• Related詩歌しいかWrittenWritten-style term for Chinese poems and waka, or poetry in general; 「詩」 more often means a single poem or modern poetry.
• Related韻文いんぶんWrittenWritten term for verse as a style — writing built on meter and rhythm; a category label opposed to 「散文」.
• Related詠えいWrittenReciting or composing a poem, or the poem composed; mostly appears as a component in compounds and is rarely used alone.
• RelatedポエジーWrittenWritten loanword for poetry, with the stress on poetic feeling and sentiment; mainly found in literary criticism.
• Related詠歌えいかWrittenComposing or chanting waka; also Buddhist pilgrims' songs. Carries a traditional flavor unlike everyday 「詩」.
• Related賦詠ふえいWrittenFormal word for composing and reciting poems; rare today — say 「詩を詠む」 instead.
• Antonym散文さんぶんWrittenProse: writing free of meter and verse rules, the counterpart of 「詩」 and 「韻文」.

For poems in general, use 「詩」. Use 「詩歌」 for Chinese poems and waka together, and 「韻文」 when classifying verse as a style, opposed to 「散文」. 「ポエム」 is casual and often teasing; the other written terms are rare or specialized.

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1. （シ、うた）言葉ことばに関かんして、その意味いみだけでなく、音おとや言葉ことば同士どうしの関係かんけいにおいて韻律いんりつを感かんじさせ、感興かんきょうを与あたえる表現ひょうげん方法ほうほう。
2. 漢詩かんし。