唄
唄

song, ballad

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歌唄詩うたNounFreq #1823
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歌／唄 only; Esp. 唄 for folk songs and shamisen songs

song; singing

Examples
この歌を聞くと私はいつも、学生時代を思い出す。
Whenever I hear this song, I am reminded of my school days.
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歌 only

classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka)

3

歌／詩 only

modern poetry

歌う唄う詠ううたう唱うTransitiveGodan verbFreq #1894
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Intransitive verb

to sing

Examples
ジョンはステージで何を歌いましたか。
What did John sing on the stage?
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Esp. 歌う, 詠う

to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)

鼻歌鼻唄はなうたNounFreq #7465
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humming; crooning

Examples
恭子は鼻歌を歌いながら行ってしまった。
Kyoko went away, humming a song.
子守唄子守歌こもりうたNounFreq #28313
1

lullaby

Examples
アンは妹のために子守唄を歌ってあげた。
Ann sang a lullaby for her little sister.
小唄こうたNounFreq #48376
1

kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen

うたい文句謳い文句歌い文句うたいもんくNounFreq #58704
1

catchphrase; promotional line; slogan

Examples
メーカーの謳い文句を迂闊に信じてはいけない。
You mustn't carelessly believe the maker's motto.
唄方うたかたNounFreq #68473
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singer in a nagauta performance

長唄ながうたNounFreq #72030
1

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

歌うたい歌唄い歌歌い歌謡いうたうたいNounFreq #84681
1

singer; vocalist

2

nagauta singer (in kabuki)

3

singer of noh chants

歌いだし歌い出し唄い出し唄いだしうたいだしNounFreq #94320
1

first line (of a poem); first bars (of a melody)

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