NichiDict

N3
うた
[uta]
Illustration for 詩

Meanings

1.Noun

song; singing

2.Noun

classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka)

3.Noun

modern poetry

Other Readings

」 has another reading with different meanings.

Examples

子守唄のが心に染みる。

The words of a lullaby touch my heart.

彼女のは聴く人の心を動かす力がある。

Her songs have the power to move listeners' hearts.

祭りの夜に古くから伝わるを村人たちがい継いでいる。

On festival nights, villagers keep singing songs passed down from long ago.