Meanings
Readings
Common Words
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)
to recite; to chant
to cry; to yell; to shout
to advocate; to advance; to preach; to insist
Music
aria
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb
singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
singing together; singing in union; chorus
ensemble singing; choral singing; chorus
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
advocacy; proposal
personal identification number; PIN; password number
Memory Mnemonics
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Mnemonic Stories
Open your mouth and chant for prosperity! Ancient cultures believed that ritual chanting would bring good fortune and abundant harvests.
A mouth that chants brings prosperity - like a business person chanting their sales pitch until they succeed, or a priest chanting prayers until blessings arrive.
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