漢字道KANJIDO

14 strokesRadical

9Elementary year 214 strokesRadical
On
Kun
うた・うた(う)
Meaning
song, to sing

Origin

ORIGIN

Opening the mouth wide (欠) and layering the voice (哥) → to sing.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

歌曲・唱歌・短歌
うた

Compare:

うたう歌う

Compare: 謡う

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 歌手かしゅ

    singer

  • 校歌こうか

    school song

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

みんなで 歌を うたいます。

We all sing a song together.

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