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Japanese

歌うたう

Kana うたう Romaji utau

JLPT N5 Common word

Definitions

01godan verb · transitive · intransitive

02godan verb · transitive

to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)

esp. 歌う, 詠う

Examples

ジョンはステージで何を歌いましたか。

What did John sing on the stage?

Tatoeba #215403

鳥は歌います。

Birds sing.

Tatoeba #125799

一曲歌いたい。

I want to sing a song.

Tatoeba #190669

Other forms

唄う詠う唱う (rarely used kanji form)

Source

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