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JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

歌うたう

N5
うたう utau
  1. to sing
godan verbtransitiveintransitive

Chinese meanings

唱歌

Examples

  • ジョンはステージで何なにを歌うたいましたか。
    What did John sing on the stage?
    约翰在台上唱了什么?
  • ベティはうまく歌うたうことができた。
    Betty managed to sing well.
    贝蒂唱歌唱得很好。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('3464318c23'); // 歌う
{
  "id": "3464318c23",
  "word": "歌う",
  "reading": "うたう",
  "romaji": "utau",
  "meanings": [
    "to sing"
  ],
  "level": "N5",
  "pos": [
    "v5u",
    "vt",
    "vi"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1588120,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "ジョンはステージで何を歌いましたか。",
      "furigana": "ジョンはステージで{何|なに}を{歌|うた}いましたか。",
      "en": "What did John sing on the stage?",
      "tatoeba_id": 215403
    },
    {
      "ja": "ベティはうまく歌うことができた。",
      "furigana": "ベティはうまく{歌|うた}うことができた。",
      "en": "Betty managed to sing well.",
      "tatoeba_id": 196771
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "085c996ac5da3cf595b14c61e312a333a0820a6943e140cb4bfc7087df02d85b",
    "meanings": [
      "唱歌"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "ジョンはステージで何を歌いましたか。",
        "zh": "约翰在台上唱了什么?"
      },
      {
        "ja": "ベティはうまく歌うことができた。",
        "zh": "贝蒂唱歌唱得很好。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n5/3464318c23",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "6da79f6b8008885da2c8d1a44281e1d0875901617c180325f367a97c67d4fd82"
  }
}