"よみびと" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [jo̞mʲibʲito̞] Forms: yomibito [romanization]
Etymology: From 詠(よ)み (yomi, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 詠(よ)む (yomu).”) + 人(ひと) (hito). The hito changes to bito as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|連%用%形|れん%よう%けい|stem or continuative form|rom=ren'yōkei}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”), {{ja-r|詠む|よむ||pos=}} 詠(よ)む (yomu), {{ja-etym-renyokei|詠む|よむ}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 詠(よ)む (yomu)., {{ja-compound|詠み|よみ|人|ひと|t1=連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (<span class="mention-tr tr">ren'yōkei</span>, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 詠(よ)む (<span class="mention-tr tr">yomu</span>).|t2=}} 詠(よ)み (yomi, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 詠(よ)む (yomu).”) + 人(ひと) (hito), {{sortkey|ja|よみびと}} よみひと', {{rendaku2|hito|bito}} The hito changes to bito as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Head templates: {{ja-noun}} よみびと • (yomibito)
  1. person who composed a poem Hypernyms: 詩人
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