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Kanji Grade 2 - 歌

Kanji character Grade 2 歌. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 2 - 歌
About
song, sing
Kun: うた、 うた.う
On: カ
14 strokes
Radical: lack, yawn 欠
Parts: 一 亅 口 欠
 
Onyomi
歌劇 【カゲキ】 opera
歌曲 【カキョク】 melody, tune, song
演歌 【エンカ】 enka, traditional-style Japanese popular ballad, troubadour
和歌 【ワカ】 waka, classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
 
Kunyomi
歌 【うた】 song, classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka), modern poetry
歌合 【うたあわせ】 poetry contest
短歌 【たんか】 tanka, 31-mora Japanese poem
替え歌 【かえうた】 parody (of a song), new lyrics to an old melody, song parody
歌う 【うたう】 to sing, to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.), to compose a poem, to recite a poem
歌うたい 【うたうたい】 singer, vocalist, nagauta singer (in kabuki), singer of noh chants