JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 唱: "chant, recite, call upon"
The kanji 唱 means "chant, recite, call upon, yell". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ショウ in on'yomi and とな.える in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ショウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
とな.える
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | chant, recite, call upon, yell |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 1123 of 2,501 |
Common words with 唱
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 唱えるréciter, psalmodier (une prière, un sort) · crier, scander
- 詠唱aria · singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
- 合唱singing together; singing in union; chorus · ensemble singing; choral singing; chorus
- 復唱reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
- 異を唱えるto raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
- 提唱advocacy; proposal
- 唱和cheering in chorus; saying in unison
- 大合唱large chorus
- 暗唱recitation; reciting from memory
- 歌唱song; singing
- 熱唱singing enthusiastically
- 唱歌singing; song · music class (at pre-WWII schools); song for music classes
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