EntryCommonWaniKani 59
  1. Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb

    to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem

    その詩は無名の著者が詠んだ。
    The poem was composed by an anonymous author.
  2. to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone

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Characters in this word

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recitation, poem, song, composing

Kun
よ.むうた.う
On
エイ
Strokes
12
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
2000 of 2500
Radical
speech
WaniKani
Level 59

Built from

Used in names as

うたええ

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-7-5SKIP code
7a5.14The Kanji Dictionary
0363.2Four corner code
3042deroo
8a60Unicode hex code
1-17-51JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4336Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5584New Nelson (John Haig)
1500New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1894Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1004Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1360Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
345Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
369Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1942A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1664Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1161Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35409Morohashi
1016A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1209Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1272Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1749Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1583Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1905Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1669Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
351Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yong3Pinyin reading
yeongKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
59WaniKani level