ばん
挽
か
歌

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. elegy, funeral song.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ばん
挽
か
歌
 挽歌 ばんか

Contained Kanji Breakdown

saw, turn (lathe), grind
バン　ひ.く　ひき (Kentei Pre-1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
excuse, dismissal
メン　まぬか.れる　まぬが.れる (8th, N1)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
song, sing
うた　カ (2nd, N4)
big brother
カ　コ　あに (Kentei 1)
can, passable, mustn't
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)