JLPT N1 · 16 strokes
Kanji 謡: "song, sing, ballad"
The kanji 謡 means "song, sing, ballad, noh chanting". It is written with 16 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ヨウ in on'yomi and うた.い, うた.う 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)
ヨウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
うた.いうた.う
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 | song, sing, ballad, noh chanting |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 16 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1580 of 2,501 |
Common words with 謡
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 謡うto chant (a noh text)
- 謡noh chanting; noh chant
- 童謡children's song; nursery rhyme
- 民謡folk song; popular song
- 歌謡song; ballad
- 謡曲noh song
- 歌謡曲kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era · (Western) pop song
- 俗謡popular song; ballad; folk song; ditty
- 地謡noh chorus
- 俚謡ballad; folk song; popular song
- 古謡traditional (folk) song
- 童謡殺人nursery rhyme murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
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