Japanese symbol for “ditty”
俗謡
ぞくよう
Romaji: zokuyou
popular song; ballad; folk song; ditty
In Japanese, ditty is 俗謡, read ぞくよう (zokuyou).
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Meanings
- n popular song; ballad; folk song; ditty
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “ditty”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 俗歌 | ぞっか zokka | popular song; folk song; ditty |
| 小歌 | こうた kouta | ditty; ballad; short, hummable, popular tune from Muromachi period to early Edo period |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 風俗 | ふうぞく fuuzoku | manners; customs |
| 世俗 | せぞく sezoku | worldly things; common customs; ordinary life |
| 俗語 | ぞくご zokugo | colloquialism; colloquial language; slang |
| 民俗 | みんぞく minzoku | folk customs; folkways; ethnic customs |
| 低俗 | ていぞく teizoku | vulgar; lowbrow; coarse |
| 習俗 | しゅうぞく shuuzoku | manners and customs; folkways; usage |
| 民謡 | みんよう min'you | folk song; popular song |
| 歌謡 | かよう kayou | song; ballad |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.