歌人

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
歌	人
か Grade: 2	じん Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) か​じん [káꜜjìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) かじん [kàjíń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ʑĩɴ]

Noun

歌(か)人(じん) • (kajin) 

1. (Japanese) poet, usually of waka

Derived terms

• 歌人(かじん)は居(い)ながらにして名所(めいしょ)を知(し)る (kajin wa inagara ni shite meisho o shiru, “a poet knows famous places even without travelling there”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
歌	人
うた Grade: 2	ひと > びと Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) うたびと [ùtábító] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) うた​びと [ùtáꜜbìtò] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝta̠bʲito̞]

Noun

歌(うた)人(びと) • (utabito) 

1. a waka poet
2. (generally) a poet
3. a singer in bugaku performances
4. a (talented) singer

See also

• 歌詠
• 詩人
• 歌い手