唄 — kanji meaning “song”
唄
song, ballad
- Meanings
- song, ballad
- On'yomi
- バイ (bai)
- Kun'yomi
- うた、うた.う
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #2051 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 30
- Chinese reading
- bài, bei — Chinese character page
Words with 唄
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 長唄 | ながうた nagauta | long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century) |
| 小唄 | こうた kouta | kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen |
| 子守唄 | こもりうた komoriuta | lullaby |
| 地唄 | じうた jiuta | (style of) folk song |
| 端唄 | はうた hauta | short love song (popular in late Edo period) |
| 梵唄 | ぼんばい bonbai | song praising the virtues of the Buddha |
| 島唄 | しまうた shimauta | traditional Okinawan folk music |
| 盆踊り唄 | ぼんおどりうた bon'odoriuta | Bon Festival dance song |
| 唄方 | うたかた utakata | singer in a nagauta performance |
| 陰唄 | かげうた kageuta | song sung behind the scenes |
| 下座唄 | げざうた gezauta | song sung behind the scenes |
| 労作唄 | ろうさくうた rousakuuta | work song |
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