“Song” or “Singing” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “歌”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “歌” means “Song”, “Modern poetry” or “Classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka)” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “歌”
Jouyou Kanji “歌” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 14 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | か(ka) |
| Kun-Yomi | うた(uta) |
| うた(う)(uat(u)) | |
| Meanings | Sing (a song) |
| Song | |
| One of Chinese poetry | |
| One of Japanese poem |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “歌”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 歌合わせ(うたあわせ-u ta a wa se) | Poetry contest |
| 歌い手(うたいて-u ta i te) | Singer, Person who sing a song, Vocalizer, Vocalist |
| 歌会(うたかい-u ta ka i) | Gathering of tanka poets, Tanka party |
| 歌垣(うたがき-u ta ga ki) | Dancing and singing feast of young men and women in ancient Japan, Gathering of men and women who sang courtship songs to each other and danced |
| 歌御会始(うたごかいはじめ-u ta ka i ha ji me) | The first gathering of tanka poets of the new year held in the imperial court |
| 歌心(うたごころ-u ta go ko ro) | (Waka) poetic sentiment, Waka-composing mood, Solid grounding in waka, Poetical turn of mind |
| 歌枕(うたまくら-u ta ma ku ra) | A place with poetical associations, Place where is often written about in waka poetry |
| 歌物語(うたものがたり-u ta mo no ga ta ri) | Collection of short Heian-period tales in the form of poems |
| 歌学(かがく-ka ga ku) | Study of 31‐syllable Japanese poem, Poetry, Versification |
| 歌曲(かきょく-ka kyo ku) | Lied, Song, Vocal |
| 歌劇(かげき-ka ge ki) | Opera |
| 歌才(かさい-ka sa i) | Talent for song |
| 歌詞(かし-ka shi) | Lyrics, Words of song |
| 歌手(かしゅ-ka shu) | Singer, Vocalist |
| 歌集(かしゅう-ka shu u) | ① Collection of waka poems, Anthology, ② Songbook |
| 歌書(かしょ-ka sho) | Book of poems |
| 歌人(かじん-ka ji n) | Poet (of tanka poems), Official in charge of court poetry and music (under the ritsuryō system) |
| 歌仙(かせん-ka se n) | Great (waka) poet, Immortal poet |
| 歌僧(かそう-ka so u) | Poet monk |
| 歌体(かたい-ka ta i) | The form of waka poetry in terms of the number of phrases and characters |
| 歌題(かだい-ka da i) | Name of poem |
| 歌壇(かだん-ka da n) | World of tanka poets, Poetic circle |
| 歌道(かどう-ka do u) | Tanka poetry, Techniques and manners for composing waka poems |
| 歌碑(かひ-ka hi) | Song monument, Tanka inscription, Monument engraved with a waka |
| 歌舞(かぶ-ka bu) | Song and dance, Singing and dancing |
| 歌風(かふう-ka fu u) | Poetic style, Style of poetry |
| 歌舞伎(かぶき-ka bu ki) | Kabuki (traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red) |
| 歌謡(かよう-ka yo u) | Song, Ballad |
| 歌謡曲(かようきょく-ka yo u kyo ku) | Popular song, Form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa |
| 歌留多(かるた-ka ru ta) | Karuta, Traditional Japanese playing cards esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta |
| 歌話(かわ-ka wa) | Stories about waka, Discourse on waka |
| 哀歌(あいか-a i ka) | ① Lament (song), Elegy, Dirge, Sad song, ② Lamentations, Book of lamentations |
| 東歌(あずまうた-a zu ma u ta) | Old Kanto-area folk songs |
| 詠歌(えいか-e i ka) | ① Poem (esp. tanka), Composition of a poem or song, ② Pilgrim’s song, Pilgrim’s hymn, ③ Singing a poem or song in a loud voice |
| 応援歌(おうえんか-o u e n ka) | Rooters’ song, Cheering song, Supporters’ song |
| 凱歌(がいか-ga i ka) | Victory song, Triumphal song |
| 狂歌(きょうか-kyo u ka) | Comic tanka, Comic Japanese poem |
| 軍歌(ぐんか-gu n ka) | Military song, war song, Martial song, Military marching song |
| 校歌(こうか-ko u ka) | School song |
| 国歌(こっか-ko kka) | National anthem |
| 詩歌(しいか-shi i ka) | Poetry, Poems |
| 四面楚歌(しめんそか-shi me n so ka) | Being surrounded by enemies on all sides, Being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody |
| 唱歌(しょうか-sho u ka) | ① Singing, Song, ② Music class (at pre-WWII schools), Song for music classes |
| 聖歌(せいか-se i ka) | Sacred song, Hymn, Chant |
| 短歌(たんか-ta n ka) | Tanka (Japanese poem of thirty‐one syllables) |
| 長歌(ちょうか-cho u ka) | ① Long Japanese poem (traditional Japanese poem with verses of five and seven morae repeated at least three times ending with a verse of seven), ② Long epic song with shamisen accompaniment |
| 挽歌(ばんか-ba n ka) | Dirge, Elegy, Monody, Threnody, Requiem, Lament, Coronach |
| 悲歌(ひか-hi ka) | Sad song, Song of sorrow, Lament, Elegy, Dirge, Mournful melody |
| 舟歌(ふなうた-fu na u ta) | Sailor’s song, Boat song, Sea shanty |
| 放歌(ほうか-ho u ka) | Loud singing |
| 牧歌(ぼっか-bo kka) | ① Shepherd’s song, ② Pastoral poem, Pastoral song, Pastoral, Bucolic, Eclogue |
| 名歌(めいか-me i ka) | Excellent poem, Famous poem |
| 流行歌(りゅうこうか-ryu u ko u ka) | Popular song, Hit song, Pop |
| 寮歌(りょうか-ryo u ka) | Dormitory song |
| 和歌(わか-wa ka) | Waka, Classic Japanese poem (esp.Tanka, 31‐syllable Japanese poem) |
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