JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 2

Meaning

Kanji 唄

song

song, ballad

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
うたうた.う
Onyomi 音読み
バイ
Nanori 名乗り
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Added to Jōyō: 2010

Jōyō
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JLPT
JLPT N1
Frequency
#2051
Strokes
10
Radical
Components
Kanji Kentei
Level 2
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Related vocabulary

Showing 22 common entries

Showing 22 of 33 entries that include this kanji.

うた

classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka)

歌う

うたう

to sing

唄方

うたかた

singer in a nagauta performance

歌いだし

うたいだし

first line (of a poem)

歌物

うたもの

accompanied singing in which the singing is emphasized over the instrumental part (emphasised)

貝葉

ばいよう

palm-leaf manuscript

謡う

うたう

to chant (a noh text)

子守歌

こもりうた

lullaby

長唄

ながうた

long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)

小唄

こうた

kouta

地唄

じうた

(style of) folk song

紡ぎ歌

つむぎうた

spinning song

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼女は三味線を弾きながらを歌った。

She sang a song while playing the shamisen.

祖母は古い民謡のをよく知っている。

My grandmother knows many old folk songs.

美しいが静かな夜の街に響いた。

A beautiful song echoed through the quiet night city.

彼は自作のをみんなの前で披露した。

He performed a song of his own making in front of everyone.

祭りのが遠くから聞こえてきた。

The festival song was heard from afar.