詩集

• 読み: ししゅう
• ローマ字: shishū
• 漢字の分解: 詩 (shi) — poem, verse; 集 (shuu) — collection, gathering
• 発音: /ɕi.ɕɯː/

意味

Poetry collection; anthology of poems. A book containing a selection or complete body of poems, either by a single poet or multiple poets.

A noun for a book-length collection of poems. A single poet's 詩集 is often a major literary event, and debut collections are particularly significant for establishing a poet's reputation. Famous Japanese 詩集 include Hagiwara Sakutaro's 月に吠える and Miyazawa Kenji's 春と修羅. The term is also used for translated anthologies and thematic collections.

例文

1. 彼女のデビュー詩集は、若手詩人登竜門の文学賞を受賞して注目を集めた。
2. 宮沢賢治の詩集を手に取るたびに、その独特な宇宙観に深く引き込まれる。
3. 詩集を一冊ゆっくり読み通すひとときは、慌ただしい日常の中の贅沢だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: poetry, publishing, literature, biography

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 詩 (shi, poem/verse) and 集 (shuu, collection/gathering). A straightforward compound meaning 'a gathered collection of poems,' parallel to 歌集 (kashu, waka collection) and 句集 (kushu, haiku collection).

文化的背景

時代: Meiji–Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Literary readers