詩句|しくshiku[2]odaka (tail-high)

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Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related韻文いんぶんWrittenWritten/formal term for verse: writing with a set rhythm or meter, rhymed or not, the counterpart of prose. Broader in scope than 「詩句」, the lines of a poem.
  • RelatedポエトリーNeutralA neutral loanword for poetry; rare in ordinary use, seen mostly in the names of arts events such as poetry readings.
  • Related律文りつぶんWrittenWritten and rare, with an archaic, specialized flavor: legal provisions, or verse composed to a meter. Too old-fashioned for everyday use in place of 「詩句」.

Use 「詩句」 for the individual lines of a poem, as in 「詩句を引用する」. For verse as a form with rhythm or meter, set against prose, use 「韻文」; for a whole poem, 「詩」. 「ポエトリー」 is a rare loanword and 「律文」 an archaic term.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 詩しの文句もんく。
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