Memory phrase for the Kanji: 歌
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歌 |
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Meaning
| sing, song
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Pronunciation |
KA
uta, utau |
Explanation |
Left: 2x possible 可 (A nail 丁 into this opening 口 should be possible.), right: lack, deficiency 欠 (The mouth wide open ⺈ of the yawning person 人 is lacking [i.e. manners]) |
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You can sing twice "ka", but there is still a deficiency in your singing.
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Radicals
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可
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possibility | |
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欠
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deficiency | The radical kakeru shows a mouth wide open ⺈ of a person 人 and stands for lack or deficiency. (perhaps a lack of good manners?) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 歌う |
うたう |
to sing |
| 歌手 |
かしゅ |
singer |
| 童歌 |
わらべうた |
children´s song |
| 歌謡 |
かよう |
song, ballad |
| 短歌 |
たんか |
tanka, 31-syllable Japanese poem |
| 哀歌 |
あいか |
elegy, sad song, lament (song) |
| 唱歌 |
しょうか |
singing, song |
| 賛美歌 |
さんびか |
hymn, hymnal |
| 演歌 |
えんか |
Enka (popular pop) |
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