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歌

song
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingカ
Kun readingうた、うた.う
JōyōGrade 2
  1. singing
  2. classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka)
  3. modern poetry

Popular Usage

歌う歌手歌謡

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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cancan · can · mouth (口) · street (行) · nail · spike · lack · yawn

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 508

Compound words

歌ううたう
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
歌手かしゅ
singer
歌謡かよう
song; ballad
演歌えんか
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad; troubadour
歌曲かきょく
melody; tune; song
歌劇かげき
opera
歌詞かし
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
歌集かしゅう
collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook
歌唱かしょう
song; singing
歌人かじん
poet (of tanka poems)
歌姫うたひめ
songstress; diva
校歌こうか
school song; college song; school anthem
国歌こっか
national anthem
賛歌さんか
song of praise; eulogy; paean; hymn
唱歌しょうか
singing; song; music class (at pre-WWII schools); song for music classes
短歌たんか
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
和歌わか
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
詩歌しいか
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
歌合うたあわせ
poetry contest
歌声うたごえ
singing voice; (sound of) singing
歌舞伎かぶき
kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red
歌謡曲かようきょく
kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era; (Western) pop song
子守歌こもりうた
lullaby
流行歌りゅうこうか
popular song; hit song

Stroke Order

14 strokes

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