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Kanji 歌: meaning "song, sing", readings, stroke order

The kanji 歌 means "song, sing". On'yomi: カ; kun'yomi: うた、うたう. JLPT N4 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
song, sing
On'yomi
カ
Kun'yomi
うたうたう
Strokes
14
Level
JLPT N4
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 歌

  • 歌 うた — a song
  • 歌う うたう — To sing
  • 歌手 かしゅ — singer
  • 歌謡 かよう — song, ballad
  • ～歌 ～か — song of ~
  • 短歌 たんか — 31-syllable Japanese poem

Stroke order · 14 strokes

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Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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