Kanji

謡

謡

song, sing, ballad, noh chanting

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

16 strokes

Radical

言部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ヨウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

うたい, うたう

Nanori (Name Reading)

うた

Common Readings

ヨウ, うたい, うた…う

Example sentences

童謡 どうよう
子供 の 頃 、 よく 童謡 を 歌った 。

When I was a child, I often sang nursery rhymes.

民謡 みんよう
この 地方 に は 、 古く から 伝わる 美しい 民謡 が たくさん あります 。

There are many beautiful folk songs passed down from ancient times in this region.

唄う うたう
彼女 は 三味線 に 合わせて 民謡 を 唄った 。

She sang a folk song accompanied by a shamisen.

歌謡 かよう
彼 は 日本 の 歌謡 を 研究 している

He is researching Japanese ballads.

Example Vocabulary

童謡

どうよう

nursery rhyme; children's song

謡

うたい

謡う

うたう

民謡

みんよう

folk song; traditional ballad

歌謡

かよう

ballad; song

歌謡曲

かようきょく

謡曲

ようきょく

地謡

じうたい

古謡

こよう

俗謡

ぞくよう

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