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81 word matches found for '歌' using reading 'うた'
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Most common form: 童唄
noun
children's song; nursery song  (often written with kana only)
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noun
sailor's song; boat song; shanty
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Most common form: 子守唄
noun
lullaby
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Most common form: 替歌
noun
parody (of a song)
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noun
1. love song; love poem
2. mating call (animals)  (see also: 求愛鳴き)
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noun
humming; crooning
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noun
(style of) folk song
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noun
original song
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noun
Heian period court song
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expression, 'u' godan verb
to sing from memory
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noun
1. Heian era court lady's song (accompanying men's oouta); court lady singing a kouta  (see also: 大歌)
2. ditty; ballad; short, hummable, popular tune from Muromachi era to early Edo era  (see also: 小唄, 端唄)
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Most common form: 徒言歌
noun
plain form (of waka)  (see also: 六義)
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noun
1. metaphorical poem (of the Man'yōshū)  (see also: 譬喩歌)
2. metaphorical form (of waka)  (see also: 六義)
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noun
allusive form (of waka)  (see also: 六義)
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noun
one's (song) repertoire
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noun
1. festive poem or song
2. congratulatory form (of waka)  (see also: 六義)
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expression, 'u' godan verb
to drink and sing at the same time; to drink as well as sing
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noun
iroha poem
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noun
swan song
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noun
action rhymes; song sung (by children) as part of a game
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noun
var. of folksong; var. of koto or shamisen music; medley of (Japanese) songs
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noun
blackbird (Turdus merula)  (see also: ブラックバード; often written with kana only)
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noun
revelry
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doleful song; sad song
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noun
Heian poetry style
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noun
Red and White singing contest; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
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noun
rice-planting song; rice planters' song
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noun
song sung door-to-door  (see also: 門付; archaic)
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noun
song performed while dancing; ballad
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noun
ancient Japanese poetry form with three verses in a 5-7-7 moraic pattern
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