utai piece for recitation; Noh chant piece
A piece from the Noh repertoire intended for recitation (utai), as opposed to dance-focused pieces. Often contrasted with 歌物 (utamono).
See also: 歌物
This utai piece has a melodic pattern that is easy even for beginners to learn.
At the recital, they performed a combination of a chant piece and a dance piece.
Standard kanji spelling for this Noh chant piece.
Variant spelling with okurigana.
Alternate kanji using 歌; less common for this specific Noh term.
Compound of 謡い (utai, 'Noh chanting') + 物 (mono, 'thing, piece'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally used in Noh to classify chant-focused pieces.