Moto 歌 (うた)song; classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka); modern poetry
- songnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- modern poetrynoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kanji in 歌
Words that share its kanji
- 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
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