Japanese symbol for “songbook”
歌集
かしゅう
Romaji: kashuu
collection of waka poems; anthology
In Japanese, songbook is 歌集, read かしゅう (kashuu).
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Meanings
- n collection of waka poems; anthology
- n songbook
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “songbook”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 唱歌集 | しょうかしゅう shoukashuu | songbook; collection of songs |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 歌手 | かしゅ kashu | singer |
| 歌う | うたう utau | to sing |
| 歌舞伎 | かぶき kabuki | kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red |
| 短歌 | たんか tanka | tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem |
| 歌詞 | かし kashi | song lyrics; words of a song; libretto |
| 歌声 | うたごえ utagoe | singing voice; (sound of) singing |
| 編集 | へんしゅう henshuu | editing; compilation |
| 募集 | ぼしゅう boshuu | recruitment; invitation; selection |
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.