大吟醸

だいぎんじょう

top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less

吟醸酒

ぎんじょうしゅ

type of sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%

純米吟醸酒

じゅんまいぎんじょうしゅ

ginjo sake with no added alcohol

吟

recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing

微吟

びぎん

reciting poetry or singing in a soft voice

詠吟

えいぎん

reciting poetry

口吟

こうぎん くちぎん

humming to oneself

高吟

こうぎん

loud recitation (of a poem)

苦吟

くぎん

laborious composition, struggling to compose a poem

即吟

そくぎん

improvisation (of a poem), improvization

感吟

かんぎん

emotional chanting or recitation

吟味

ぎんみ

testing, scrutiny, careful investigation

吟唱

ぎんしょう

recital, recitation, chant(ing)

沈吟

ちんぎん

hum, meditation, painstaking elaboration on one's poem, groaning in distress

吟行

ぎんこう

going to famous sightseeing spots, ruins, etc. seeking inspiration for waka or haiku

低吟

ていぎん

hum, singing in a low voice

詩吟

しぎん

reciting Chinese poems

独吟

どくぎん

vocal solo

吟詠

ぎんえい

recitation or chanting of a poem