歌
歌

song, sing

14 strokesFrequency 519JLPT N3Grade 2

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カ

Kun

うたうた.う

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Common Words

歌唄詩うたNounFreq #1823
1

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.
2

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
1

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?
2

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
1

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.
歌声うたごえかせいNounFreq #8928
1

singing voice; (sound of) singing

Examples
毎朝彼女の歌声が聞こえてくる。
You can hear her singing every morning.
歌詞かしNounFreq #13007
1

song lyrics; words of a song; libretto

Examples
私はこの歌を歌詞無しで歌える。
I can sing this song without the text.
歌手かしゅNounFreq #17480
1

singer

Examples
その歌手は若者たちのアイドルだ。
That singer is a teenage idol.
謳歌おうかNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #18056
1

rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises

歌舞伎かぶき歌舞妓NounFreq #24410
1

kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red

Examples
歌舞伎は古くからの日本の芸術だ。
Kabuki is an old Japanese art.
歌姫うたひめNounFreq #25472
1

songstress; diva

和歌わか倭歌NounFreq #27342
1

waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae

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