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唄 means 'song'

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Strokes : 10    Frequency: 1950   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-36    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 3 words   Used in 20 words   Used in 100 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
Kun
   うた song (esp. shamisen song)
Additional readings
On    バイ
Kun    うたう
Variants
呗 (Chinese)  
Notes
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Find out about 唄, which always plays second fiddle to 歌 but is more likely to represent Eastern songs, whereas 歌 is more for Western music. See why the Japanese prefer to see "Singin' in the Rain" in English. Discover a term that means "song sung by a blind person with the accompaniment of the shamisen, esp. in the Kamigata area of Kansai"! And learn a bit about Okinawa via its music.
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 唄 is used 2 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 唄 is used 19 times, read 2 ways.
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ぼ ん ば い 0
noun
song in praise of Buddhas virtues
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うた : 18 words FIND ALL
な が う た 0
noun
long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)
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An additional one less common word includes 唄 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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唄
うた song (esp. shamisen song)   
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貝
かい shellfish   
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ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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