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唄

song
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingバイ
Kun readingうた、うた.う
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. song
    アンは妹のために子守唄を歌ってあげた。Ann sang a lullaby for her little sister.tatoeba
    好きな唄：丸竹夷Songs she likes: Maru Take Ebisu (a children's song to remember the major streets in Kyoto)wiki
  2. ballad
  3. pop songRtK
  1. singing
  2. classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka)
  3. modern poetry

Radicals and components

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Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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mouth (口) · shellfish · clam · oyster · eye (目) · animal legs (儿) · eight (八)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 57

Compound words

長唄ながうた
long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)
唄ううたう
to sing
舟唄ふなうた
sailor's song
童唄わらべうた
children's song
鼻唄はなうた
humming
梵唄ぼんばい
song praising the virtues of the Buddha
子守唄こもりうた
lullaby
紡ぎ唄つむぎうた
spinning song
つむぎ唄つむぎうた
spinning song
わらべ唄わらべうた
children's song
子守り唄こもりうた
lullaby

Additional Examples

五條橋※(長唄)
Gojobashi (Gojo-bashi Bridge) (nagauta [long epic song with shamisen accompaniment])wiki

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 唄

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