Kumi logo
    Kumi

    Learn Japanese. Where understanding folds into fluency.

    Dictionary

    KanjiKanji vocabularyKana vocabularyKanaRadicalsGrammarJLPT N5

    Learn

    GuidesStart where you areWhat is KMT?RoadmapFAQ

    Connect

    EmailDiscordInstagramThreadsTikTokYouTubeLinkedInBlueskyX

    Newsletter

    Start learning free →

    Free forever tier. No card required.

    © 2026 Kumiai Inc. All rights reserved.

    AboutFAQContactStatusPrivacyTermsAttributions
    Dictionary
    1. Dictionary
    2. Kanji
    3. 唄

    唄

    唄うた

    song

    N1KMT10Freq #2051Music & EntertainmentKanji10 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    うたうた.う

    On'yomi

    バイ

    songballad

    口貝

    口
    目
    貝
    八

    Stroke 0 / 10

    Speed1.0x

    員貢財只噸狽噴叭唖只叭哄員啄噸噴嗔嘖嚶囎屓狽具則

    Concepts using this kanji

    長唄

    long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)

    子守唄

    lullaby

    小唄

    kouta

    地唄

    (style of) folk song

    引かれ者の小唄

    putting on a brave front

    作業唄

    work song

    唄三線

    uta-sanshin (variety of Okinawan folk music)

    労作唄

    work song

    唄方

    singer in a nagauta performance

    下座唄

    song sung behind the scenes

    島唄

    traditional Okinawan folk music

    雨に唄えば

    Singin' in the Rain (1952 film and song)

    端唄

    short love song (popular in late Edo period)

    陰唄

    song sung behind the scenes

    盆踊り唄

    Bon Festival dance song

    リンゴの唄

    Ringo no uta (1946 song; the first post-war hit song)

    梵唄

    song praising the virtues of the Buddha

    Showing 17 of 17 words

    Kumi logo

    Track your mastery

    Kumi's KMT system tracks your mastery across kanji, vocabulary, grammar, and reading. Create a free account to use it on 220,000+ concepts.

    Related concepts for this entry

    Used in vocabulary

    • 八
    • 口
    • 目
    • 貝

    is_used_in

    • 子守唄
    • 長唄
    • 小唄
    • 地唄
    • 梵唄
    • 島唄
    • 端唄
    • 盆踊り唄
    • 唄方
    • 陰唄
    • 下座唄
    • 引かれ者の小唄
    • 労作唄
    • 作業唄
    • 唄三線
    • 雨に唄えば
    • リンゴの唄

    Similar concepts

    • 員
    • 貢
    • 財
    • 只
    • 噸
    • 狽
    • 噴
    • 叭
    • 唖
    • 哄
    • 啄
    • 嗔
    • 嘖
    • 嚶
    • 囎
    • 屓
    • 具
    • 則

    Explore more

    Kanji dictionary›Browse all entries›