Word Meaning 舟唄

ふなうた funauta

舟唄 is read as ふなうた (funauta) and means barcarolle.

Meaning

English

  1. barcarolle
  2. sailor's song
  3. boat song
  4. sea shanty

Reading

Kana

ふなうた

Romaji

funauta

Writing Variants

  • 舟歌 ふなうた funauta
  • 船歌 ふなうた funauta

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 132509 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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しゅうてい

boat

うた

classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka)

長唄

ながうた

long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)

小唄

こうた

kouta

地唄

じうた

(style of) folk song

作業唄

さぎょううた

work song

流行唄

はやりうた

popular song

仕事唄

しごとうた

work song

労作唄

ろうさくうた

work song

下座唄

げざうた

song sung behind the scenes (kabuki)

田植唄

たうえうた

rice-planting song

ふね

counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)