16 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

song, sing, ballad, noh chanting

Kun'yomi
  • noh chanting
  • to sing ②to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem
On'yomi
  • ヨウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ヨウ 70.5%
うたうた 29.5%

Character Breakdown

song, sing, ballad
ヨウ うた.い (7th, N1)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
a vase, a pitcher, earthenware
paw radical
tin can, container, jar radical (no. 121)
カン かま ふ (9th, N2)
noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM
ゴ うま (2nd, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)

Common Words

noh chanting
children's song
kayōkyoku ②(Western) pop song
collection of mythology
to recite an utai (noh chant)
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References

Unicode hex code 8B21
JIS X 0208 1-45-56
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4410
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5666
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1597
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O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1071
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 35779P
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1647
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1760
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1768
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1854
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1788
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1704
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1987
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7a9.9
Four corner code 0267.2
De Roo Code 3076