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poet
A person who writes poetry.
彼は有名な詩人だ。
He is a famous poet.
この詩は日本の詩人によって書かれた。
This poem was written by a Japanese poet.
若い詩人が注目を集めている。
A young poet is attracting attention.
その詩人は美しい自然の中で多くの作品を書いた。
That poet wrote many works amid beautiful nature.
詩人は言葉を通して世界を表現する。彼らの感性は時代を超えて人々の心に響く。
Poets express the world through words. Their sensibility resonates in people's hearts across generations.
A person who writes 詩 (poetry). Used for both modern and classical poets, Japanese and foreign.
ETYMOLOGY:
Compound of 詩 (poetry) + 人 (person).
RELATED LITERARY OCCUPATIONS:
- 作家: writer, author (general)
- 小説家: novelist
- 歌人: waka poet (traditional 31-syllable Japanese poetry)
- 俳人: haiku poet
- 劇作家: playwright
NOTE ON JAPANESE POETRY TYPES:
詩 specifically refers to modern free verse or Western-style poetry. Traditional Japanese poetry forms have their own terms: 和歌 (waka), 俳句 (haiku), 短歌 (tanka). So a 詩人 is distinct from a 歌人 or 俳人.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 詩人になる: to become a poet
- 有名な詩人: a famous poet
Related Words
Related:
作家 (writer)