唄

song; ballad

10 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 2051.

Readings

• うた (kun reading): 子守唄 (こもりうた) lullaby; 長唄 (ながうた) long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)
• バイ (on reading): 梵唄 (ぼんばい) song praising the virtues of the Buddha
• うたう (kun reading)

Components

• 口
• 貝
• ハ radical eight, katakana ha
• 口 radical mouth
• 目 radical eye
• 貝 radical shell; money

Words using 唄

• 子守唄 (こもりうた) lullaby
• 長唄 (ながうた) long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)
• 端唄 (はうた) short love song (popular in late Edo period)
• 雨に唄えば (あめにうたえば) Singin' in the Rain (1952 film and song)
• リンゴの唄 (リンゴのうた) Ringo no uta (1946 song; the first post-war hit song)
• 梵唄 (ぼんばい) song praising the virtues of the Buddha

17 words in all.

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