Word Meaning はやし詞

はやしことば hayashikotoba

はやし詞 is read as はやしことば (hayashikotoba) and means meaningless words added (to a traditional Japanese song) for rhythmical effect.

Meaning

English

  1. meaningless words added (to a traditional Japanese song) for rhythmical effect
  2. words or utterances added to modulate the cadence of a song
  3. non-lexical vocables

Reading

Kana

はやしことば

Romaji

hayashikotoba

Writing Variants

  • はやし言葉 はやしことば hayashikotoba
  • 囃子言葉 はやしことば hayashikotoba
  • 囃子詞 はやしことば hayashikotoba

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 146593 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

ことば

language

名詞

めいし

noun

祝詞

のりと

congratulatory address

代名詞

だいめいし

pronoun

形容詞

けいようし

adjective

動詞

どうし

verb

助詞

じょし

particle

台詞

せりふ

(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.)

作詞

さくし

(writing) song lyrics

品詞

ひんし

part of speech

副詞

ふくし

adverb

歌詞

かし

song lyrics