唄

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

singer in a nagauta performance

uta-sanshin (variety of Okinawan folk music)

singing and playing the sanshin; vocals and sanshin

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

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)

children's song; nursery song

popular song

(style of) folk song

sailor's song; boat song; sea shanty

barcarolle

rice-planting song; rice planters' song

traditional Okinawan folk music

festive poem or song

congratulatory form (of waka)

Idiomatic expression

putting on a brave front; pretending one doesn't care; song of a convict on their way to prison

an utai (noh chant) piece for recitation

accompanied singing in which the singing is emphasized over the instrumental part (emphasised)

var. of folksong; var. of koto or shamisen music; medley of (Japanese) songs

Buddhism

song praising the virtues of the Buddha

Buddhism

chanting of Buddhist hymns

work song

spinning song