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JLPT N5 · Noun

歌 (uta)

歌 (うた, uta) is a Japanese noun meaning “song; singing”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
うた
Romaji
uta
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. song; singing · noun · esp. 唄 for folk songs and shamisen songs
  2. classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka) · noun
  3. modern poetry · noun

Example sentences

この歌を聞くと私はいつも、学生時代を思い出す。
Whenever I hear this song, I am reminded of my school days.
Tatoeba #222762

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 歌

歌
song, singカ・うた・うた.う · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 歌.

歌ううたうto sing歌手かしゅsinger歌謡かようsong短歌たんかtanka

Source: JMdict entry 1193180 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.