Word Meaning 歌い女

うたいめ utaime

歌い女 is read as うたいめ (utaime) and means woman who entertains customers with song and dance.

Meaning

English

woman who entertains customers with song and dance

Reading

Kana

うたいめ

Romaji

utaime

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 111538 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

女歌舞伎

おんなかぶき

girls' kabuki

遊女歌舞伎

ゆうじょかぶき

harlots' kabuki

歌

うた

classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka)

歌手

かしゅ

singer

歌う

うたう

to sing

歌会

かかい

poetry party

歌人

かじん

poet (of tanka poems)

歌集

かしゅう

songbook

歌い上げる

うたいあげる

to express one's feelings fully in a poem

歌い手

うたいて

singer

歌会始

うたかいはじめ

Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading

歌心

うたごころ

(waka) poetic sentiment