recitation, poem, song, composing

12 strokesFrequency 2,000JLPT N1Grade 8

On

エイ

Kun

よ.むうた.う

Nanori

うたええ

Dictionary

Common Words

歌う唄う詠うたう唱う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)

詠唱いしょうNounFreq #8553
1

Music

aria

2

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)

詠むTransitiveGodan verbFreq #21671
1

to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem

Examples
その詩は無名の著者が詠んだ
The poem was composed by an anonymous author.
2

to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone

えいNounFreq #32738
1

recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing

2

composition (of a poem); composed poem

うたい文句謳い文句歌い文句たいもんく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.
詠嘆いたん詠歎NounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #71928
1

exclamation; admiration

詠じるいじるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #76707
1

to compose (e.g. poem)

2

to recite; to intone; to chant

遺詠えいNounFreq #89835
1

posthumous song or poem

朗詠うえいNoun~する VerbFreq #92685
1

recitation (of Japanese or Chinese poem)

詠み手詠手みてNounFreq #96156
1

writer (of a poem); composer (of a poem)

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