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Kanji Detail for 唱 - "to sing, to chant, to recite"

唱

  • Meaning

    唱 means "to sing, to chant, to recite."

    1. Sing - To produce musical sounds.

    2. Chant - To recite rhythmically.

    3. Advocate - To speak in favor of.

  • Words using 唱

    • 合唱 がっしょう Listen singing together; singing in union; chorus
    • 合唱団 がっしょうだん Listen chorus group; choir
    • 提唱 ていしょう Listen advocacy; proposal
    • 歌唱 かしょう Listen song; singing
    • 唱える となえる Listen to recite; to chant; to cry
    • 斉唱 せいしょう Listen singing in unison; chanting in unison
    • 主唱 しゅしょう Listen advocacy; promotion

  • Four-character idioms with 唱

    • 夫唱婦随 ふしょうふずい Listen a wife should do her husband's bidding
    • 一唱三嘆 いっしょうさんたん Listen one reading (of a poem aloud) leaves one with ceaseless sighs of admiration
    • 浅酌低唱 せんしゃくていしょう Listen getting slightly intoxicated and humming a tune

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    • Verified meaning: to sing, to chant, to recite
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read しょう, となう, となえ, とのう)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 唱

    Given names 唱(しょう)Listen 唱(となう)Listen 唱(となえ)Listen 唱(とのう)Listen

    Surnames 唱(とのお)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    chant; recite; call upon; yell

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    sing, chant, call; ditty, song

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to sing; to call loudly; to chant

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to sing, to chant, to call; ditty, song

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To sing. | Anciently interchangeable with 倡. To lead. Singing first to have others follow.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shoh(ショウ) ショウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    tona.eru(とな-える) とな-える

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    口 (kuchi・kuchihen)

  • Related Keywords

    sing chant recite praise advocate anthem chorus hymn melody tune harmony intone vocal psalm

Sentences including 唱

  • Three cheers for the team.

  • I could recite the story by heart.

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