Word Meaning 歌詞

うたことば utakotoba

歌詞 is read as うたことば (utakotoba) and means word mainly used in tanka.

Meaning

English

  1. word mainly used in tanka
  2. poetical word

Reading

Kana

うたことば

Romaji

utakotoba

Writing Variants

  • 歌ことば うたことば utakotoba
  • 歌言葉 うたことば utakotoba

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Related Words 歌手 Rank 140829 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

歌詞集

かししゅう

book of lyrics

歌劇

かげき

opera

歌境

かきょう

mood of a poem

歌劇場

かげきじょう

opera house

歌劇団

かげきだん

opera company

歌誌

かし

tanka magazine

ことば

language

名詞

めいし

noun

祝詞

のと

congratulatory address

台詞

せりふ

(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.)

代名詞

だいめいし

pronoun

Example Sentences

10

このうたのかしをおぼえていますか。

Do you remember the lyrics of this song?

かしをみないでそのうたをうたえますか。

Can you sing that song without looking at the lyrics?

そのきょくのかしはやさしいことばでかかれている。

The lyrics of that song are written in simple words.

Do you know the lyrics?

I forgot the lyrics.

Do you know the words to this song?

How does that song go?

The lyrics are good, but the voice is quiet.

Do you know the words to this song?

We don't know the lyrics.