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: ヨウ、うた.い、うた.う
Romaji: you, uta.i, uta.u
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

song, sing, ballad, noh chanting

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  16
Radical Number:  149
Frequency:  1580
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-7-9
Korean Reading:  yo
Chinese Reading:  yao2
Unicode:  8b21
JIS:  4D58

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1597
Nelson Index: 4410
New Nelson Index: 5666
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 7a9.9
Four Corner Index: 0267.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 1883
Gakken Index: 1531
Japanese Names Index: 2642
Daikanwanjiten Index: 35779P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0548
Remembering the kanji Index: 1968
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1768
Kodansha Compact Index: 1704
Kanji in Context Index: 1788
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1071
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1445
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1987
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2119
Essential Kanji Index: 1071
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2011
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3076
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1854

Words

(うたい)
noh chanting; recitation
民謡 (みんよう)
folk song; popular song
謡曲 (ようきょく)
noh song
謡物 (うたいもの)
utai (noh chant) piece for recitation
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
童謡 (どうよう)
children's song; nursery rhyme
俚謡 (りよう)
ballad; folk song; popular song
謡を謡う (うたいをうたう)
to recite an utai (noh chant)
地謡 (じうたい)
noh chorus
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