Word Meaning 頌歌

しょうか shouka

頌歌 is read as しょうか (shouka) and means anthem.

Meaning

English

anthem
carol
hymn of praise

Reading

Kana

しょうか

Romaji

shouka

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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頌春

しょうしゅん

Happy New Year

頌栄

しょうえい

doxology

詩歌

しか

Japanese and Chinese poetry

唱歌

しょうが

music class (at pre-WWII schools)

聖歌

せいか

hymn

紡ぎ歌

つむぎうた

spinning song

凱歌

がいか

victory song

応援歌

おうえんか

cheering song

葬送歌

そうそうか

dirge

笙歌

せいか

singing and playing the shō

俳諧の連歌

はいかいのれんが

haikai no renga (humorous, often vulgar style of renga which emerged in the 16th century)

黒人霊歌

こくじんれいか

Negro spiritual

Example Sentences

式典で故人への頌歌が読まれた。

しきてんでこじんへのしょうかがよまれた。

An ode for the deceased was read at the ceremony.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 2 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

しょうかきくん Shoukaki-kun

こだまでしょうか Kodama deshou ka