わらべ歌うた

わ

ら

べ

う

た

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun

children's song; nursery rhyme

usually written using kana alone

Traditional Japanese songs sung by children, often passed down orally and used in play.

ぼ

は

よく

わらべ

歌うた

を

歌うた

っ

て

くれ

た

。

My grandmother often sang nursery songs for me.

わらべ歌うたUsage14%
Standard kanji spelling; わらべ is usually written in kana, but the compound わらべ歌 is common.
わらべうたUsage41%
Kana spelling is very common and often preferred.
わらべ唄うたUsage41%
Variant using 唄 for 'song'; less common but still seen.
童わらべ歌うたUsage4%
Rare kanji spelling; 童 is not the usual reading for わらべ.
童わらべ唄うた
Rare kanji spelling combining 童 and 唄.

童どう謡よう
童謡 refers to composed children's songs, often with known authors, while わらべ歌 are traditional, anonymous songs passed down orally.

Compound of わらべ (child) and 歌 (song). The word わらべ is an old term for child, now mostly used in fixed expressions.