歌 — kanji meaning “song”
歌
song, sing
- Meanings
- song, sing
- On'yomi
- カ (ka)
- Kun'yomi
- うた、うた.う
- Strokes
- 14
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #519 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 76
- Chinese reading
- gē — Chinese character page
Words with 歌
| 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 |
| 和歌 | わか waka | waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae |
| 歌唱 | かしょう kashou | song; singing |
| 歌謡 | かよう kayou | song; ballad |
| 国歌 | こっか kokka | national anthem |
| 演歌 | えんか enka | enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad |
| 歌劇 | かげき kageki | opera |
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