Kanji
吟
N1
7 strokes
Grade 8
freq #1956
versify, singing, recital
On'yomi (音読み)
ギン
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
吟醸酒
ぎんじょうしゅ
ginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%
吟味
ぎんみ
close examination; careful investigation
吟遊詩人
ぎんゆうしじん
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
高吟
こうぎん
loud recitation (of a poem)
高歌放吟
こうかほうぎん
singing at the top of one's voice
即吟
そくぎん
improvisation (of a poem); improvization
遊吟
ゆうぎん
reciting or composing poetry while walking about
病中吟
びょうちゅうぎん
poems composed in one's sickbed
慎重吟味
しんちょうぎんみ
scrutiny; careful (close) examination (investigation)
微吟
びぎん
reciting poetry or singing in a soft voice
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
吟ずる
ぎんずる
to chant; to recite
吟じる
ぎんじる
to chant; to sing
痛め吟味
いためぎんみ
torture (in the Edo-period)
Example sentences
最初（さいしょ）に、この実験（じっけん）で使用（しよう）された触媒（しょくばい）について吟味（ぎんみ）したい。
As a beginning I would like to examine the catalyzer used in this experiment.
理論（りろん）をより詳（くわ）しく吟味（ぎんみ）する前（まえ）に、いくつかの指摘（してき）をしておきたい。
I would like to make a few remarks before turning to a close examination of the theory.