1.
recitation from memory; reciting by heart
Speaking or performing a text, poem, or passage from memory without looking at the original. Common in educational settings.
詩を暗唱する。
To recite a poem from memory.
英語のスピーチを暗唱して発表した。
I memorized and delivered the English speech.
子どもの頃に覚えた百人一首を今でも暗唱できる。
I can still recite from memory the Hundred Poems I learned as a child.
Also written as 暗誦 with the same meaning. The kanji 唱 means to chant or recite, while 暗 means from memory (without looking).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 詩を暗唱する (to recite a poem by heart)
- 暗唱テスト (recitation test)
- 暗唱できる (to be able to recite from memory)
- すらすら暗唱する (to recite fluently from memory)
USAGE NOTE:
Common in Japanese schools, where students are sometimes asked to memorize and recite passages from textbooks, poems, or classical literature. Distinct from 朗読 (reading aloud), which involves reading from a text.