Moto 謡: Song; Sing; BalladKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ヨウ
- Kun'yomi
- うた(い)、うた(う)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 24 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ヨウ)
- 童謡どうようchildren's song; nursery rhyme
- 民謡みんようfolk song; popular song
- 歌謡かようsong; ballad
- 歌謡曲かようきょくkayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era
- 謡曲ようきょくnoh song
- 俗謡ぞくようpopular song; ballad
- 俚謡りようballad; folk song
- 古謡こようtraditional (folk) song
- 民謡音階みんようおんかいfolk scale (anhemitonic pentatonic scale: mi, so, la, ti, re)
- 神謡集しんようしゅうcollection of mythology
- 童謡殺人どうようさつじんnursery rhyme murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
- 里謡りようballad; folk song
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 謡ううたうto sing
- 歌謡いうたうたいsinger; vocalist
- 謡いうたいnoh chanting; recitation
- 謡い物うたいものutai (noh chant) piece for recitation
Other readings
- 謡うたいnoh chanting; recitation
- 地謡じうたいnoh chorus
- 地謡前じうたいまえstage left (on a noh stage), in front of the chorus
- 地謡座じうたいざnoh chorus seating area; side stage (noh)
- 地謡座前じうたいざまえstage left (on a noh stage), in front of the chorus
- 素謡すうたいbare noh chanting; vocal-only noh theater performance, with no dancing or instruments
- 謡を謡ううたいをうたうto recite an utai (noh chant)
- 謡物うたいものutai (noh chant) piece for recitation
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