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Kotomora

唱

chant, recite, call upon, yell

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · grade 4FrequencyTop 2,000Strokes11

Readings

On'yomi

  • ショウ

Kun'yomi

  • とな.える

Meaning

唱 centers on vocal expression with rhythm or force: chanting, reciting, calling upon, or yelling. All meanings share the idea of using the voice in a deliberate, often repetitive or loud manner.

Most common words using 唱

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  • 唱えるとなえる
    N1

    to recite; to chant

  • 合唱がっしょう
    N1

    singing together; singing in union; chorus

  • 歌唱かしょう

    song; singing

  • 提唱ていしょう

    advocacy; proposal

  • 熱唱ねっしょう

    singing enthusiastically

  • 詠唱えいしょう

    aria

  • 斉唱せいしょう

    singing in unison; chanting in unison

  • 暗唱あんしょう
    N1

    recitation; reciting from memory

  • 絶唱ぜっしょう

    superb poem or song

  • 唱歌しょうか

    singing; song

  • 復唱ふくしょう

    reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)

  • 独唱どくしょう

    vocal solo

  • 唱和しょうわ

    cheering in chorus; saying in unison

  • 三唱さんしょう

    three cheers; three chants; singing three times

  • 主唱しゅしょう

    advocacy; promotion

  • 唱題しょうだい

    chanting the title of a sutra (esp. the Lotus Sutra)

  • 輪唱りんしょう

    trolling; singing in a circular canon; round

  • 合唱団がっしょうだん
    N1

    chorus group; choir

  • 愛唱あいしょう

    loving to sing (a song); singing with great fondness

  • 夫唱婦随ふしょうふずい

    a wife should do her husband's bidding

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Etymology

唱 combines 口 (mouth) with 昌, which likely contributes the sound and may suggest brightness or clarity, fitting the idea of clear vocal expression.

Meaning mnemonic

A mouth 口 beside 昌 (two suns 日 stacked) suggests a bright, clear voice. Picture a person chanting loudly under two suns, their voice carrying far.

Reading mnemonic

For ショウ, imagine a show where performers chant and recite on stage: show -> ショウ, and the mouth 口 projects the sound.