- poemu poem
Used in casual Japanese to refer to a personal, often poetic or emotional piece of writing, not formal poetry.
彼女は毎日ポエムを書いている。
Kanojo wa mainichi poemu o kaite iru.
She writes a poem every day.
そのポエムはとても感動的だった。
Sono poemu wa totemo kandōteki datta.
That poem was very moving.
⚖️ Commonly confused with 'shi' (詩), which refers to formal poetry in literary contexts.
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