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唄 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「口」

道
2High school graduate / general ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「口」
On
バイばい · bai
Kun
うた・うた.うuta · uta.u
Meaning
song; ballad

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Mouth plus a shell: originally transcribing chanted praise, later a song sung to a tune.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Kunうたuta小唄こうた長唄ながうた

Compare: 歌

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 小唄こうた

    short traditional song

  • 長唄ながうた

    long epic ballad

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

祖母(そぼ)が古(ふる)い唄(うた)を口(くち)ずさんでいる。

My grandmother is humming an old song.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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