歌

Song

うた (uta), うた(う) (utau)

JLPT N4

Interesting Fact

🎤 Every New Year's Eve, millions of Japanese families watch the Kōhaku Uta Gassen ("Red and White Song Battle"), a music competition that has been broadcast since 1951. Appearing on the show is considered one of the highest honors for a Japanese singer, and many families welcome the New Year with its final performance.

Memory Trick

🎵 Look at the two square shapes as giant speakers. A singer stands with a microphone. The music blasts from both speakers, filling the concert hall with song. That's 歌.