This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: カ、うた、うた.う
Romaji: ka, uta, uta.u
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

song, sing

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  14
Radical Number:  76
Frequency:  519
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  1-10-4
Korean Reading:  ga
Chinese Reading:  ge1
Unicode:  6b4c
JIS:  324E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1825
Nelson Index: 2422
New Nelson Index: 2945
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4j10.2
Four Corner Index: 1768.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 84
Gakken Index: 478
Japanese Names Index: 2170
Daikanwanjiten Index: 16167
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0639
Remembering the kanji Index: 469
Busy People Index: 3.18
Kanji Way Index: 486
Kanji Flashcards Index: 201
Kodansha Compact Index: 1125
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 90
Kanji in Context Index: 200
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1187
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1621
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 480
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 508
Essential Kanji Index: 256
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2296
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3162
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 166
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 230

Words

(うた)
song; classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka); modern poetry
主題歌 (しゅだいか)
theme song
歌詞 (かし)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
歌唱 (かしょう)
song; singing
歌合戦 (うたがっせん)
singing matches
歌手 (かしゅ)
singer
歌う (うたう)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
歌謡 (かよう)
song; ballad
歌舞伎 (かぶき)
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
歌劇 (かげき)
opera
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