吟味

ぎんみ

testing, scrutiny, careful investigation

吟味役

ぎんみやく

auditor (Edo period); examiner; inquisitor; investigator

痛め吟味

いためぎんみ

torture (in the Edo-period)

慎重吟味

しんちょうぎんみ

scrutiny, careful (close) examination (investigation), careful inquiry, careful selection

吟

recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing

詠吟

えいぎん

reciting poetry

遊吟

ゆうぎん

wandering minstrel

微吟

びぎん

reciting poetry or singing in a soft voice

即吟

そくぎん

improvisation (of a poem), improvization

感吟

かんぎん

emotional chanting or recitation

苦吟

くぎん

laborious composition, struggling to compose a poem

口吟

こうぎん くちぎん

humming to oneself

高吟

こうぎん

loud recitation (of a poem)

名吟

めいぎん

outstanding tanka or haiku or poem

秀吟

しゅうぎん

splendid poem

呻吟

しんぎん

moaning, groaning

連吟

れんぎん

duet

愛吟

あいぎん

favourite poem or song, favorite poem or song

偶吟

ぐうぎん

impromptu poem