歌(うた)

うた
noun
song, singing
music
1. song
A piece of music with words.
歌(うた)を歌(うた)う。
To sing a song.
What's your favorite song?
I learned a new song.
The singer is singing a song.
歌(うた)が上手(じょうず)だ。
One is good at singing.
2. poem, verse
Traditional Japanese poetry such as waka or tanka.
To compose a waka poem.
Poems from the Hyakunin Isshu.
To compose a love poem.
Poems from the Man'yoshu.

歌(うた) means song or (in classical contexts) poem/verse.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS (sense 1, song):

TYPES (sense 2, poetry):
Refers to traditional Japanese verse forms:

Compounds

Related words

歌(うた)う: to sing