詠 means “compose (a poem), recite”

よむ · yomu

Also: recitation, poem, song, composing

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

よむ, うたう

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

エイ

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The story

Words (言) drawn out long (永): poetry chanted slowly. 詠む is to compose a poem, a haiku or a tanka, and every January the palace's 歌会始 has poems on a set theme chanted aloud in the slow, old style.

Used in 詠む (yomu, to compose a poem), 詠唱 (eishou, chanting/aria), and 朗詠 (rouei, reciting poetry aloud)

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• 俳 haiku
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• 朗 clear
• 謡 song

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