Kanji
唄
N1
10 strokes
Grade 8
freq #2051
song, ballad
On'yomi (音読み)
バイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
うた、 うた.う
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
梵唄
ぼんばい
song praising the virtues of the Buddha
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
長唄
ながうた
long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)
小唄
こうた
kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen
子守唄
こもりうた
lullaby
地唄
じうた
(style of) folk song
リンゴの唄
リンゴのうた
Ringo no uta (1946 song; the first post-war hit song)
雨に唄えば
あめにうたえば
Singin' in the Rain (1952 film and song)
唄三線
うたさんしん
uta-sanshin (variety of Okinawan folk music)
作業唄
さぎょううた
work song
労作唄
ろうさくうた
work song
引かれ者の小唄
ひかれもののこうた
putting on a brave front; pretending one doesn't care