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詩歌 (しいか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

詩歌しいか

also: しか

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

Japanese and Chinese poetry

Specifically refers to the combined tradition of Japanese and Chinese poetry, often in classical or literary contexts.

彼かれは詩歌しいかに造ぞう詣けいが深ふかい。
He is well-versed in Japanese and Chinese poetry.

2

noun

poetry; poems

General term for poetry; can refer to poems collectively or the art of poetry.

Written forms

詩歌Usage100%
- しいか
  Standard kanji form; also read しか in some contexts.
- しか
  Alternate reading, less common than しいか.

この詩歌しいか集しゅうには現げん代だいの作さく品ひんが多おおく収おさめられている。

This poetry anthology contains many contemporary works.

詩哥しいか

irregular kanji usage

Irregular kanji usage; 哥 is a variant of 歌.

しか

Kanji

詩poem, poetry
歌song, sing
哥big brother

Similar words

詩し
詩 is a more general and common word for 'poem' or 'poetry', while 詩歌 often implies a broader or classical scope, especially including both Japanese and Chinese traditions.
和わ歌か
和歌 refers specifically to classical Japanese poetry (tanka), whereas 詩歌 can encompass both Japanese and Chinese poetry.

Etymology

Compound of 詩 (poetry, especially Chinese-style) and 歌 (song, Japanese-style poetry). The reading しいか is the standard Sino-Japanese on'yomi; しか is an older or alternative reading.