歌

Meaning

歌 centers on vocal expression set to melody: a song, or the act of singing. The two senses are tightly linked as the product and the action.

• 歌うた
  N5

  song; singing

• 歌ううたう
  N5

  to sing

• 歌詞かし

  song lyrics; words of a song; libretto

• 歌手かしゅ
  N3

  singer

• 歌声うたごえ
  N1

  singing voice; (sound of) singing

• 歌舞伎かぶき
  N3

  kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red

• 歌唱かしょう

  song; singing

• 歌謡かよう
  N2

  song; ballad

• 短歌たんか
  N1

  tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem

• 国歌こっか

  national anthem

• 演歌えんか

  enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad

• 歌姫うたひめ

  songstress; diva

• 歌劇かげき

  opera

• 歌留多カルタ
  N2

  karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta

• 和歌わか
  N1

  waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae

• 校歌こうか

  school song; college song; school anthem

• 歌曲かきょく

  melody; tune; song

• 歌人かじん

  poet (of tanka poems)

• 唱歌しょうか

  singing; song

• 賛歌さんか

  song of praise; eulogy; paean; hymn

• 歌集かしゅう

  collection of waka poems; anthology

• 詩歌しいか

  Japanese and Chinese poetry

• 歌合うたあわせ

  poetry contest

• 歌謡曲かようきょく
  N1

  kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era

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