[詩] Handwritten Kanji for poem and its Readings, Radical and Usage

Today’s Kanji is “詩” (shi); Kanji for “poem”.

 

Handwritten Kanji “詩” (shi)

 

Readings, Radical and Meaning of “詩”

漢字 Kanji	読み Readings	ローマ字 Romaji	画数 Stroke Count	部首 Radical	意味 Meaning
詩	シ	shi	13	言	poem

Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)

 

Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “詩”

Jukugo / Usage	Yomi	Romaji	Meaning
詩を書く	しをかく	Shi wo kaku	compose a poem
詩人	しじん	Shijin	poet
作詞家	さくしか	Sakushika	songwriter