抒情詩

• 読み: じょじょうし
• ローマ字: jojoshi
• 漢字の分解: 抒 (jo) — express, pour out; 情 (jō) — emotion; 詩 (shi) — poem, poetry
• 発音: /dʑo.dʑo.ː.ɕi/

意味

Lyric poem; lyric poetry. A genre of verse that expresses the poet's personal emotions, thoughts, and sensibilities in a direct, musical form.

A compound of 抒情 (jojō — lyrical expression) and 詩 (shi — poem). Lyric poetry is characterised by a first-person subjective voice and musical quality, as opposed to 叙事詩 (epic poetry) or 劇詩 (dramatic poetry). The Western lyric tradition was introduced to Japan during the Meiji period, profoundly influencing modern Japanese poetry. 抒 is an archaic variant of 叙, both meaning 'to pour out and express.'

例文

1. 島崎藤村の抒情詩は明治文学を代表する作品群だ。
2. 授業で西洋の抒情詩を原文で読む機会があった。
3. 彼女の書く抒情詩は自然への深い愛情にあふれている。

使い方ガイド

場面: literature, poetry, academic writing

トーン: aesthetic

起源と歴史

Combines 抒 (jo — an archaic variant meaning 'to pour out, to express') with 情 (jō — feeling) and 詩 (shi — poem). The term reflects classical Chinese poetic terminology adapted into Japanese literary discourse during the Meiji period.

文化的背景

時代: Meiji period

世代: Educated adults

社会的背景: Academic