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唄 means 'song'
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On バイ
Kun うたう
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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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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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noun
long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)(click the word for examples and links)
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