► 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:
- 彼女の歌唱力は神懸かり的だ ⇨ Her singing skills are god-like
- 彼女は歌が下手くそだ ⇨ She is really bad at singing
- 世界中で人気の歌手 ⇨ A singer popular all over the world
- 元気の出る歌 ⇨ A song that pumps you up
- 伝統の歌舞伎の舞 ⇨ Traditional Kabuki dance
- 賛美歌 ⇨ A hymn
- 拙いが逆に素朴な感じのする歌い方 ⇨ Singing that is not skilled but because of that, feels direct and unpretentious
- 彼女は人気の歌手だ ⇨ She is a popular singer
- 観客は彼女の歌声に酔った ⇨ The audience was intoxicated by her voice
- 下手な歌でも御愛嬌で ⇨ Allow me to sing, I’m not a good singer, but can be entertaining
- 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
- 彼の調子っぱずれの歌 ⇨ His out-of-tune, out-of-rhythm, singing
- 日本の国歌は君が代だ ⇨ The Japanese national anthem is “kimigayo”
- 彼は有名な歌舞伎役者だ ⇨ He is a famous Kabuki actor
- 私の世代の人間には御馴染みの歌 ⇨ A song familiar, well-known, to the people of my generation