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類歌 (るいか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

類るい歌か

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い

か

Meanings

1

noun

similar song; song of the same type

Refers to a song that resembles another in melody, lyrics, or style. Used in musicological or comparative contexts.

この民みん謡ようには多おおくの類るい歌かが存そん在ざいする。
There are many similar songs to this folk song.

Kanji

類sort, kind, variety
歌song, sing

Similar words

類るい似じ
類似 is a general term for similarity, while 類歌 specifically refers to similar songs.
同どう曲きょく
同曲 means the same song, whereas 類歌 implies similarity but not identity.

Etymology

Compound of 類 (るい, 'type, kind') and 歌 (か, 'song'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.