Word Meaning 歌謡

かよう kayou

歌謡 is read as かよう (kayou) and means song.

Meaning

English

  1. song
  2. ballad

Reading

Kana

かよう

Romaji

kayou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 16403 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

歌謡曲

かようきょく

(Western) pop song

日本歌謡芸術協会

にっぽんかようげいじゅつきょうかい

Japan Popular Music Writers Association

歌舞伎

かぶき

kabuki

歌姫

うたひめ

songstress

歌唱

かしょう

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

Example Sentences

2

Nowadays you no longer hear popular songs that can be sung by men and women of all ages.

Nowadays you no longer hear popular songs that can be sung by men and women of all ages.