Word Meaning 歌垣

うたがき utagaki

歌垣 is read as うたがき (utagaki) and means gathering of men and women who sang courtship songs to each other and danced.

Meaning

English

  1. gathering of men and women who sang courtship songs to each other and danced
  2. dancing and singing feast of young men and women in ancient Japan

Reading

Kana

うたがき

Romaji

utagaki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 124117 Priority T

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