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謡 — kanji meaning “song”

song, sing, ballad, noh chanting

Meanings
song, sing, ballad, noh chanting
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Strokes
16
School grade
8
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Newspaper frequency
#1580 of 2,500
Classical radical
149
Chinese reading
yáo

Words with 謡

WordReadingMeaning
みんよう min'youfolk song; popular song
かよう kayousong; ballad
どうよう douyouchildren's song; nursery rhyme
ようきょく youkyokunoh song
かようきょく kayoukyokukayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era
うたう utauto chant (a noh text)
じうたい jiutainoh chorus
ぞくよう zokuyoupopular song; ballad; folk song
しんようしゅう shin'youshuucollection of mythology
りよう riyouballad; folk song; popular song
うたいもの utaimonoutai (noh chant) piece for recitation
うたいをうたう utaioutauto recite an utai (noh chant)

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