# 詩 — poem; poetry

詩 means “poem; poetry”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: シ (shi). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 詩 (shi, “poem; poetry”).

- Meaning: poem; poetry
- On'yomi: シ (shi)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Arts & pastimes 1

## How to remember 詩

Parts: 言 say; words · 寺 temple

## Words with 詩

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 詩 | し (shi) | poem; poetry |

## Don't confuse it with

[討](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/examine-closely/) · [時](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/time/) · [特](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/special/)

## More in the “Arts & pastimes 1” set

[響](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/echo/) · [幕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/curtain/) · [描](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/draw/) · [撮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/take-a-photo/) · [奏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/play-music/) · [唱](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/chant/) · [俳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/haiku/) · [詩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/poem/) · [棋](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shogi/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/poem/. Last updated 2026-11-01.