Share this link via
Or copy link
Kanji Detail for 歌 - "song, sing, music"
歌
- Meaning
歌 means "song, sing, music."
To sing - To sing with melody; to sing along with music.
Song - Something sung with rhythm and melody.
Poetry - A form of Chinese poetry; a style of verse.
Japanese poetry - Japanese poems as opposed to Chinese poetry; Yamato uta.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
song; sing
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
song, lyrics; sing, chant; praise
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
song (CL:首[shou3],支[zhi1]); (bound form) to sing
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
song, lyrics; to sing, to chant
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To chant. Meaning to draw out one's voice. As in reciting poetry is also called 歌詩 (to sing poems). | Singing set to music is called 歌. As in 笙歌 (music and song), 歌舞 (song and dance). | Poetry and songs. The Yuefu (Music Bureau) has "Long Song" and "Short Song" styles. Later poets' seven-character ancient verses often use 歌 in titles. As in Du Fu's "Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup" (飲中八仙歌).
- Onyomi
- Kunyomi
- Strokes
- Radical
- Related Keywords
Sentences including 歌
この歌はラブソングです。
This song is a love song.
One of my favorite tunes was playing on the radio.
Keiko is a singer.
He is known as a rock singer.
This song reminds me of young days.
She is not so much a singer as an actress.
The song caught on with the public.
I feel like singing in the rain.
That singer is very popular with young people.
They each sang in turn.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
纏まった詩だの歌だのを面白そうに吟ずるような手緩い事はできないのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
ある日奥さんがＫに歌留多をやるから誰か友達を連れて来ないかといった事があります。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
往来で会った時｜挨拶をするくらいのものは多少ありましたが、それらだって決して歌留多などを取る柄ではなかったのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
客も誰も来ないのに、内々の小人数だけで取ろうという歌留多ですからすこぶる静かなものでした。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
纏まった詩だの歌だのを面白そうに吟ずるような手緩い事はできないのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
ある日奥さんがＫに歌留多をやるから誰か友達を連れて来ないかといった事があります。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
往来で会った時｜挨拶をするくらいのものは多少ありましたが、それらだって決して歌留多などを取る柄ではなかったのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
客も誰も来ないのに、内々の小人数だけで取ろうという歌留多ですからすこぶる静かなものでした。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha