漢字道KANJIDO

16 strokesRadical

4Junior high level16 strokesRadical
On
ヨウ
Kun
うた.い・うた.う
Meaning
song; ballad

Origin

ORIGIN

言 "words" with 䍃: to sing out — a song, a ballad.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ヨウ謡曲・民謡・歌謡
うたい謡・素謡
うたう謡う

Compare: 歌う

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 民謡みんよう

    folk song

  • 童謡どうよう

    children's song

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

祖母が古い民謡を歌った。

My grandmother sang an old folk song.

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