14 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N4

song, sing

Kun'yomi
  • song ②classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka) ③modern poetry
  • to sing ②to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

うたうた 83.5%
16.5%

Character Breakdown

song, sing
うた カ (2nd, N4)
big brother
カ コ あに (Kentei 1)
can, passable, approval
カ コク -べ.き (5th)
street, ward, town
チョウ テイ チン (3rd, N1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
lack, gap, fail
ケツ か.ける ケン (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)

Common Words

song ②classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka) ③modern poetry
to sing ②to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem
singing voice
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References

Unicode hex code 6B4C
JIS X 0208 1-18-46
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2422
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2945
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1825
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2296
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1187
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 478
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2170
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 256
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 16167
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 84
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 392
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 395
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 166
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 201
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 90
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 230
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 486
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 200
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 3.18
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1125
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 480
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4j10.2
Four corner code 1768.2
De Roo Code 3162