Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2
JLPT level: N4
519 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 14
Meaning: song, sing
Kunyomi: うた うた.う
Onyomi: カ
Composition: 欠
Radical: 欠
Reading: あくび
Meaning: lack, yawn
Strokes: 4
歌手(かしゅ) singer
歌詞(かし) song lyrics
歌舞伎(かぶき) Japanese classical drama
国歌(こっか) national anthem
和歌(わか) Japanese poem
短歌(たんか) 31-syllable Japanese poem
歌(うた) song
歌う(うたう) sing
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
歌 (うた) song, singing, classical Japanese poem (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 of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem, to express in the form of 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
Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2
JLPT level: N4
519 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 14
Meaning: song, sing
Kunyomi: うた うた.う
Onyomi: カ
Composition: 欠
Radical: 欠
Reading: あくび
Meaning: lack, yawn
Strokes: 4
歌手(かしゅ) singer
歌詞(かし) song lyrics
歌舞伎(かぶき) Japanese classical drama
国歌(こっか) national anthem
和歌(わか) Japanese poem
短歌(たんか) 31-syllable Japanese poem
歌(うた) song
歌う(うたう) sing
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
歌 (うた) song, singing, classical Japanese poem (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 of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem, to express in the form of 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