Word Meaning 歌唄い

うたうたい utautai

歌唄い is read as うたうたい (utautai) and means nagauta singer (in kabuki).

Meaning

English

  1. nagauta singer (in kabuki)
  2. singer of noh chants
  3. singer
  4. vocalist

Reading

Kana

うたうたい

Romaji

utautai

Writing Variants

  • 歌うたい うたうたい utautai
  • 歌歌い うたうたい utautai
  • 歌謡い うたうたい utautai

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 134374 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

歌舞伎

かぶき

kabuki

歌謡曲

かようきょく

(Western) pop song

歌姫

うたひめ

songstress

歌唱

かしょう

song

歌謡

かよう

song

歌壇

かだん

poetry circles

歌舞伎十八番

かぶきじゅうはちばん

repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

歌沢

うたざわ

slow-paced style of shamisen music with vocal accompaniment (popular during the late Edo period)

歌唱力

かしょうりょく

one's skill as a singer

歌唱指導

かしょうしどう

teaching of singing

歌舞伎座

かぶきざ

Kabuki-za (theatre in Tokyo)

歌舞伎劇

かぶきげき

kabuki play