► 名詞
歌 [(2)うた] meaning: poem rank: 1
☆ 有名な和泉式部の歌 ⇨ The famous poem of Izumi Shikibu (a female poet in 10th century) (☛ Japanese classical poems are usually written as 歌)
歌 [(2)うた] meaning: song rank: 1
☆ 子供達が歌を歌っている ⇨ Kids are singing a song (☛ A singing song only. Japanese traditional songs are often written as 唄)
More examples:
- 彼女の歌声は戦後の民衆の心に希望の光を灯した ⇨ Her singing voice lit a ray of hope for the people in the aftermath of the war
- 鼻歌なんか歌っちゃって、何か良いこと有ったの？ ⇨ You are humming. Something good happened?
- 彼の歌い方はめりはりが効いていない ⇨ His singing has no dynamics
- うちの娘は歌うのが好きだ ⇨ My daughter loves to sing
- 彼女は伴奏無しで歌った ⇨ She sang without comping musicians
- 彼女は華奢なのにすごく力強い歌声をしている ⇨ She’s petite but has a very powerful singing voice
- 彼女は自作した曲以外は歌わない ⇨ She only sings the songs she wrote herself
- 観客は彼女の歌声に魅了された ⇨ The audience was captivated by her singing voice
- 彼女は本格派の歌手だ ⇨ She is a genuinely talented singer (not just pretty)
- 彼女は下手な歌手より歌が旨い ⇨ She can sing better than bad pro singers
- 現在売出し中の新人歌手 ⇨ A new singer currently heavily promoted
- 彼女は歌が旨い ⇨ She is good at singing
- 子供達が学芸会で歌を歌った ⇨ Kids sang songs at the school art festival
- 彼女は素晴らしい歌唱で観客を沸かした ⇨ She stirred the audience with great singing performance
- 日本の国歌は君が代だ ⇨ The Japanese national anthem is “kimigayo”