唄 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「口」
道2High school graduate / general ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「口」
- On
- バイ
- Kun
- うた・うた.う
- Meaning
- song; ballad
Origin
Mouth plus a shell: originally transcribing chanted praise, later a song sung to a tune.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| うた | 小唄・長唄 Compare: 歌 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 小唄こうた
short traditional song
- 長唄ながうた
long epic ballad
Example
祖母が古い唄を口ずさんでいる。
My grandmother is humming an old song.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)