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唄 means 'song'

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Strokes : 10    Frequency: 1950   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Challenge set: 16    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
Notes
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.
This is a synopsis of Joy o' Kanji's in-depth essay on 唄
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⿰  口 mouth  貝 shellfish  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 唄 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 唄 is used 19 times, read 2 ways.
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noun
song in praise of Buddhas virtues
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noun
1. song  (唄 is primarily used for shamisen songs; this meaning is restricted to form 歌, 唄)
2. classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka)  (see also: 短歌)
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唄
うた song (esp. shamisen song)   
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貝
かい shellfish   
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4
ハ
ハチ   katakana 'ha'; eight   やつ    よう eight   
K
目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
2
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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