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Kanji: 歌

KANJI
歌
14 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
うた
うたう
 ON 音 
カ
STROKE ORDER
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:
欠
Radical name:
かける
Meaning:
Song, sing
Usage:
Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 500 kanji are used even more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
歌(うた)
song
N5
歌(うた)う
to sing
N3
歌手(かしゅ)
singer
N2
歌謡(かよう)
song, ballad
N1
短歌(たんか)
tanka, 31-syllable Japanese poem
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