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唄
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呗
🇨🇳

song

HSK 10 N1
Communication →Language
bei
バイ
うた、うた.う
패
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 貝 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (唄)
口 mouth+ 貝 shellfish =
唄 song
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
貝 Phonetic component
shellfish
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Simplified (呗)
口 mouth+ 贝 sea shell =
呗 final particle of assertion
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
贝 Phonetic component
bèi sea shell
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Notes
Similar Characters
嗩 flute-like (trad)侃 upright and strong兽 bestial (simp)冋 a desert加 add卟 a chemical compound古 ancient叨 talkative叫 call召 summon叭 trumpet叮 sting可 can叱 bawl叶 be in harmony (simp)号 appellation (jp)叹 admire (simp)叼 hold in the mouth叽 sigh (simp)吁 alas (simp)
Chinese
呗 / 唄 [bài]
to chant; see 梵唄|梵呗[fàn​bài]
呗 / 唄 [bei]
modal particle indicating indicating lack of enthusiasm; modal particle indicating that things should only or can only be done a certain way
Japanese
歌 、 唄 、 詩 うた 同音

noun

  1. song; singing (esp. 唄 for folk songs and shamisen songs)
  2. classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka)
  3. modern poetry
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
この歌を聞くと私はいつも、学生時代を思い出す。
Whenever I hear this song, I am reminded of my school days.
Japanese Names
唄 うた
Uta female given namesurname
唄 ばい
Bai surname
CHINESE WORDS (2)
梵呗 [fàn​bài]
chanting of prayers (Buddhism)
花呗 [Huā​bei]
Ant Check Later, consumer credit service offered by Ant Financial Services 螞蟻金服|蚂蚁金服[Mǎ​yǐ​Jīn​fú]
JAPANESE WORDS (37)
⭐ 歌 [うた] #1,823
song
⭐ 歌う [うたう] #1,894
to sing
鼻歌 [はなうた] #7,465
humming
⭐ 子守唄 [こもりうた] #28,313
lullaby
小唄 [こうた] #48,376
kouta
うたい文句 [うたいもんく] #58,704
catchphrase
⭐ 流行歌 [りゅうこうか] #62,001
popular song
⭐ 長唄 [ながうた] #72,030
long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)
歌うたい [うたうたい] #84,681
singer
歌いだし [うたいだし] #94,320
first line (of a poem)
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