歌 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「欠」
道9Elementary year 2 ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「欠」
- On
- カか · ka
- Kun
- うた・うた(う)uta · uta(u)
- Meaning
- song, to sing
Stroke order
Origin
Opening the mouth wide (欠) and layering the voice (哥) → to sing.
Readings and examples
| Onカかka | 歌曲かきょく唱歌しょうか短歌たんか |
|---|---|
| Kunうたuta | 歌うた Compare: 唄 |
| Kunうたうutau | 歌ううたう Compare: 謡う |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 歌手かしゅ
singer
- 校歌こうか
school song
- 歌声うたごえ
- 歌姫うたひめ
- 歌舞伎かぶき
- 凱歌がいか
- 謳歌おうか
- 詠歌えいか
Example
みんなで 歌を うたいます。
We all sing a song together.
Idioms with this kanji
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)