歌／唄 only; Esp. 唄 for folk songs and shamisen songs

song; singing

歌 only

classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka)

歌／詩 only

modern poetry

Intransitive verb

to sing

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)

humming; crooning

lullaby

kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen

catchphrase; promotional line; slogan

singer in a nagauta performance

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

singer; vocalist

nagauta singer (in kabuki)

singer of noh chants

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