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Kanji Detail for 謡 - "to sing, folk song"

謡

  • Meaning

    謡 means "to sing, folk song." Also associated with rumor.

    1. To sing - To sing without instruments.

    2. Folk song - Popular songs; trendy songs.

    3. Rumor - Gossip; hearsay.

    4. To criticize - To speak ill; to slander.

    5. Noh chanting - Noh songs.

  • Words using 謡

    • 童謡 どうよう Listen children's song; nursery rhyme
    • 民謡 みんよう Listen folk song; popular song
    • 歌謡 かよう Listen song; ballad
    • 歌謡曲 かようきょく Listen kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era; (Western) pop song

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    • Verified meaning: to sing, folk song
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read うたい, よう)
    • Also carries these associations: rumor

    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 謡

    Given names 謡(うたい)Listen 謡(よう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    song; sing; ballad; noh chanting

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    sing; folksong, ballad; rumor

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 謠|谣[yao2]

  • Onyomi

    tip

    yoh(ヨウ) ヨウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    uta.i(うたい) うたい

    uta.u(うた-う) うた-う

  • Strokes

    tip

    16 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)

  • Related Keywords

    to sing folk song rumor criticizing noh chanting ballad anthem chorus gossip hearsay hymn melody recitation serenade

Sentences including 謡

  • Opera! He cannot even sing children's songs!

  • My older brother started to take interest in Japanese folk songs when he was around 12 years old.

  • I understand you're looking for a record album of nursery rhymes.

  • Nowadays you no longer hear popular songs that can be sung by men and women of all ages.

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