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Chinese poetry, Chinese-style verse
Poetry written in classical Chinese, including works by Chinese poets and poems composed in classical Chinese by Japanese poets. A major literary tradition studied in Japanese education.
漢詩を暗唱する。
I recite Chinese poetry from memory.
高校の国語で漢詩を習った。
I studied Chinese poetry in high school Japanese class.
李白や杜甫の漢詩は日本でも広く親しまれている。
The Chinese poetry of Li Bai and Du Fu is widely appreciated in Japan as well.
USAGE:
漢詩 is part of the Japanese school curriculum and is studied in 国語 (Japanese language) class, not as a foreign language. Classical Chinese poems are read using 訓読み (Japanese reading of Chinese text), which rearranges the word order and adds Japanese grammatical particles.
Japanese scholars and poets also composed their own 漢詩 throughout history, particularly during the Heian and Edo periods.
Do not confuse with the homophone 監視 (surveillance), which uses different kanji.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 漢詩を詠む: to compose Chinese poetry
- 漢詩を読む: to read Chinese poetry
- 唐の漢詩: Tang dynasty Chinese poetry