What does kanji 謡 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 謡 is song.

How is kanji 謡 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 謡 are うた.い, うた.う; the onyomi readings are ヨウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 謡?

The main radical for kanji 謡 is 言.

What words use kanji 謡?

Example words that use kanji 謡 include 謡い, 謡曲, 謡を謡う, 民謡.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

謡

Meaning

Kanji 謡

song

song, sing, ballad, noh chanting

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: うた.いうた.う
Onyomi 音読み: ヨウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 䚺 (Itaiji) , 谣 (Itaiji) • Old form: 謠 • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1580
Strokes: 16
Radical: 言
Components: 干 • 凵 • 爪 • 言
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 19 common entries

Showing 19 of 22 entries that include this kanji.

謡い

うたい

noh chanting

謡曲

ようきょく

noh song

謡を謡う

うたいをうたう

to recite an utai (noh chant)

民謡

みんよう

folk song

童謡

どうよう

children's song

歌謡

かよう

song

古謡

こよう

traditional (folk) song

素謡

すうたい

bare noh chanting

俗謡

ぞくよう

popular song

地謡

じうたい

noh chorus

俚謡

りよう

ballad

歌謡曲

かようきょく

(Western) pop song

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は舞台で古い謡を披露した。

He performed an old chant on stage.

祖父は毎朝、庭で謡をうたう。

My grandfather sings chants in the garden every morning.

この謡は静かな調べが美しい。

This chant is beautiful for its calm melody.

先生に謡の節回しを教わった。

I learned the melodic phrasing of the chant from my teacher.

祭りでは子どもたちが謡を口ずさんでいた。

At the festival, the children were humming a chant.