Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 沈吟(ちんぎん) in Japanese

沈吟
Kana Reading
ちんぎん
Romaji
chingin
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    hum; meditation; painstaking elaboration on one's poem; groaning in distress


Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

7 strokes

versify, singing, recital

On'Yomi: ギン

Kun'Yomi:

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JLPT 2

7 strokes

sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes

On'Yomi: チン, ジン

Kun'Yomi: しず.む, しず.める

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