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謡

Kanji 謡: meaning "chant, ballad", readings, stroke order

The kanji 謡 means "chant, ballad". On'yomi: ヨウ; kun'yomi: うたい、うたう. JLPT N1 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
chant, ballad
On'yomi
ヨウ
Kun'yomi
うたいうたう
Strokes
16
Level
JLPT N1
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
謠 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 謡

  • 歌謡 かよう — song, ballad
  • 民謡 みんよう — folk song, popular song

Stroke order · 16 strokes

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Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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