Word Meaning 歌人

うたびと utabito

歌人 is read as うたびと (utabito) and means (skilled) tanka poet.

Meaning

English

  1. (skilled) tanka poet
  2. official in charge of court poetry and music (under the ritsuryō system)
  3. poet

Reading

Kana

うたびと

Romaji

utabito

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 101581 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

新人歌手

しんじんかしゅ

new singer

人気歌手

にんきかしゅ

popular singer

黒人霊歌

こくじんれいか

Negro spiritual

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

Example Sentences

1

Alan is a poet.