流行歌(りゅうこうか)

りゅうこうか
noun
popular song; hit song
1. popular song; hit song of an era
A song that is widely popular at a particular time, especially the popular songs of earlier decades. Somewhat dated; the word evokes the popular music of the past rather than current pop.
昔(むかし)の流行歌(りゅうこうか)を口(くち)ずさんだ。
I hummed an old popular song.
母(はは)は若(わか)いころの流行歌(りゅうこうか)をよく歌(うた)う。
My mother often sings the popular songs of her youth.
その曲(きょく)は戦後(せんご)の流行歌(りゅうこうか)として多(おお)くの人(ひと)に愛(あい)された。
That song was loved by many as a popular song of the postwar period.

Compound of 流行(りゅうこう) (being in vogue) + 歌(か／うた) (song). Also read はやりうた, with the same meaning and a slightly more colloquial feel.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 昔(むかし)の流行歌(りゅうこうか): an old popular song
  • 流行歌(りゅうこうか)を歌(うた)う: to sing a popular song

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 歌謡曲(かようきょく): popular song — a genre label for mainstream Japanese pop of the mid-20th century
  • ヒット曲(きょく): hit song — modern, neutral term for any currently or recently popular song
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