► 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:
- 声は歌手の命だ ⇨ Voice is the life, single most important thing, for a singer
- 歌っている途中に彼の声が裏返った ⇨ His voice cracked while he was singing
- 哀愁に満ちた歌 ⇨ A song filled with sadness, melancholy
- 彼女の喉を絞り上げるような歌声は耳障りだ ⇨ Her straining singing voice is annoying
- 彼女の伸びやかな歌声 ⇨ Her smooth, unstrained, singing voice
- 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
- うちの娘は歌うのが好きだ ⇨ My daughter loves to sing
- 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
- 観客は彼女の歌声に酔った ⇨ The audience was intoxicated by her voice
- 彼女の素晴らしい歌声に私は思わず聞き入ってしまった ⇨ I couldn’t help but listening to her wonderful singing voice
- 彼女が紅白歌合戦の大トリを務めた ⇨ She was the final singer in the New Year’s Eve singing contest
- 私は彼女の歌声に聞き惚れた ⇨ I was enamored by her singing voice
- 彼は歌手としても捨てたもんじゃない ⇨ You shouldn’t discard, dismiss, him as a singer. He is rather good as a singer
- 現在売出し中の新人歌手 ⇨ A new singer currently heavily promoted
- 彼の歌い方はめりはりが効いていない ⇨ His singing has no dynamics