Word Meaning 歌う

うたう utau

歌う is read as うたう (utau) and means to sing.

Meaning

English

  1. to sing
  2. to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem
  3. to express in the form of a poem
  4. to recite (a poem)

Reading

Kana

うたう

Romaji

utau

Writing Variants

  • 唄う うたう utau
  • 詠う うたう utau
  • 唱う うたう utau
  • 謡う うたう utau

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Related Words カラオケ,, Rank 6004 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

歌い合う

うたいあう

to sing responsively

うた

classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka)

歌手

かしゅ

singer

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

歌声

かせい

singing voice

歌舞伎

かぶき

kabuki

Example Sentences

10

かれはひとまえでうたうのがにがてだ。

He is not good at singing in front of people.

I sing now.

Who will sing with me?

It's your turn to sing.

I like to sing.

Are you going to sing?

I'm good at singing.

Do you like singing?

I like to sing.

He is good at singing.