Moto 歌: Song; SingKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- カ
- Kun'yomi
- うた、うた(う)
- Level
- JLPT N4Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 295 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (カ)
- 歌手かしゅsinger
- 歌舞伎かぶきkabuki; Japanese classical drama
- 短歌たんかtanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
- 歌人かじんpoet (of tanka poems)
- 歌劇かげきopera
- 歌詞かしsong lyrics; words of a song
- 歌集かしゅうcollection of waka poems; anthology
- 歌曲かきょくmelody; tune
- 演歌えんかenka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
- 国歌こっかnational anthem
- 和歌わかwaka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
- 歌謡かようsong; ballad
- 歌唱かしょうsong; singing
- 歌謡曲かようきょくkayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era
- 校歌こうかschool song
- 賛歌さんかsong of praise; eulogy
- 作歌さっかwriting songs or poems; poem
- 凱歌がいかvictory song; victory
- 名歌めいかexcellent poem; famous poem
- 唱歌しょうかsinging; songs
- 悲歌ひかelegy; dirge
- 挽歌ばんかelegy; funeral song
- 歌壇かだんpoetry circles
- 歌留多かるたkaruta; traditional Japanese playing cards
- 歌舞かぶsinging and dancing
- 流行歌りゅうこうかpopular song; hit song
- 牧歌的ぼっかてきpastoral; idyllic
- 聖歌せいかhymn; chant
- 謳歌おうかrejoicing; glorification
- 讃歌さんかsong of praise; eulogy
- 賛美歌さんびかhymn; hymnal
- 軍歌ぐんかwar song
- 連歌れんがearly Japanese poetry form; poetic dialogue
- いろは歌留多いろはかるたiroha karuta; matching card game usu. consisting of 47 reading cards and 47 picture cards
- ご詠歌ごえいかpilgrim's song; pilgrim's hymn
- ど演歌どえんかquintessential enka; enka with age-old lyrical themes set to a haunting traditional-style melody
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 歌うたsong
- 歌ううたうto sing
- 歌声うたごえsinging voice; (sound of) singing
- 子守歌こもりうたlullaby
- 恋歌こいうたlove song; love poem
- 替え歌かえうたparody (of a song); new lyrics to an old melody
- 歌い上げるうたいあげるto sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song
- 歌い手うたいてsinger
- 歌会うたかいpoetry party or competition; gathering of tanka poets
- 歌会始めうたかいはじめannual New Year's poetry reading
- 歌姫うたひめsongstress; diva
- 歌心うたごころ(waka) poetic sentiment; waka-composing mood
- 紡ぎ歌つむぎうたspinning song
- 鼻歌はなうたhumming; crooning
- いろは歌いろはうたiroha poem
- そらで歌うそらでうたうto sing from memory
- ただごと歌ただごとうたplain form (of waka)
- たとえ歌たとえうたmetaphorical poem (of the Man'yōshū)
- つむぎ歌つむぎうたspinning song
- なずらえ歌なずらえうたallusive form (of waka)
- のど歌のどうたovertone singing; throat singing
- わらべ歌わらべうたchildren's song; nursery song
Other readings
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