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U+6B4C, 歌
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6B4C

[U+6B4B]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+6B4D]

Translingual[edit]

Stroke order
14 strokes

Han character[edit]

(Kangxi radical 76, +10, 14 strokes, cangjie input 一口弓人 (MRNO) or 難一口弓人 (XMRNO), four-corner 17682, composition )

Derived characters[edit]

References[edit]

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 571, character 7
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 16167
  • Dae Jaweon: page 959, character 6
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2147, character 12
  • Unihan data for U+6B4C

Chinese[edit]

simp. and trad.
alternative forms 𬤐

𡃭
𣤑
𣤒

Glyph origin[edit]

Historical forms of the character
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts

Phono-semantic compound (形聲形声, OC *kaːl): phonetic (OC *kaːl) + semantic (blow). Specialized form of (OC *kaːl, “to sing”).

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *gaːr ~ *ga (to dance; to sing; to leap; to stride). Cognate with Burmese က (ka., to dance).

Pronunciation[edit]


Note:
  • go4* - standalone or as the head of a compound;
  • go1 - variant for verb.
  • Gan
  • Hakka
  • Jin
  • Northern Min
  • Eastern Min
  • Southern Min
  • Note:
    • koa - vernacular;
    • ko, ko͘ - literary.
    Note:
    • gua1 - vernacular;
    • go1 - literary.
  • Wu
  • Xiang

    • Dialectal data
    Variety Location
    Mandarin Beijing /kɤ⁵⁵/
    Harbin /kɤ⁴⁴/
    Tianjin /kɤ²¹/
    Jinan /kə²¹³/
    Qingdao /kə²¹³/
    /kuə²¹³/
    Zhengzhou /kɤ²⁴/
    Xi'an /kɤ²¹/
    Xining /kɔ⁴⁴/
    Yinchuan /kə⁴⁴/
    Lanzhou /kə³¹/
    Ürümqi /kɤ⁴⁴/
    Wuhan /kuo⁵⁵/
    Chengdu /ko⁵⁵/
    Guiyang /ko⁵⁵/
    Kunming /ko⁴⁴/
    Nanjing /ko³¹/
    Hefei /kʊ²¹/
    Jin Taiyuan /kɤ¹¹/
    Pingyao /kɔ¹³/
    Hohhot /kɤ³¹/
    Wu Shanghai /ku⁵³/
    Suzhou /kəu⁵⁵/
    Hangzhou /ko³³/
    Wenzhou /ku³³/
    Hui Shexian /ko³¹/
    Tunxi /ko¹¹/
    Xiang Changsha /ko³³/
    Xiangtan /ko³³/
    Gan Nanchang /ko⁴²/
    Hakka Meixian /ko⁴⁴/
    Taoyuan /ko²⁴/
    Cantonese Guangzhou /kɔ⁵³/
    Nanning /kɔ⁵⁵/
    Hong Kong /kɔ⁵⁵/
    Min Xiamen (Hokkien) /ko⁵⁵/
    /kua⁵⁵/
    Fuzhou (Eastern Min) /ko⁴⁴/
    Jian'ou (Northern Min) /kɔ⁵⁴/
    Shantou (Teochew) /ko³³/
    /kua³³/
    Haikou (Hainanese) /ko²³/
    /kua²³/

    Rime
    Character
    Reading # 1/1
    Initial () (28)
    Final () (94)
    Tone (調) Level (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division () I
    Fanqie
    Baxter ka
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang
    /kɑ/
    Pan
    Wuyun
    /kɑ/
    Shao
    Rongfen
    /kɑ/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank
    /ka/
    Li
    Rong
    /kɑ/
    Wang
    Li
    /kɑ/
    Bernard
    Karlgren
    /kɑ/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex
    go1
    BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character
    Reading # 1/1
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)
    Middle
    Chinese
    ‹ ka ›
    Old
    Chinese
    /*[k]ˁaj/
    English sing, song

    Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

    * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
    * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
    * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
    * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

    * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character
    Reading # 1/1
    No. 7438
    Phonetic
    component
    Rime
    group
    Rime
    subdivision
    1
    Corresponding
    MC rime
    Old
    Chinese
    /*kaːl/

    Definitions[edit]

    1. to sing; to chant
        ―  gāo  ―  to sing loudly
    2. song; tune (Classifier: m c mn;  m c;  m;  c w;  h mn;  mn)
        ―    ―  song
        ―  mín  ―  folk song
    3. to praise

    Synonyms[edit]

    • (song):

    Compounds[edit]

    References[edit]

    Japanese[edit]

    Kanji[edit]

    (grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji)

    Readings[edit]

    Compounds[edit]

    Etymology 1[edit]

    Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia ja
    Kanji in this term
    うた
    Grade: 2
    kun’yomi
    Alternative spellings


    From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *ota.

    Pronunciation[edit]

    Noun[edit]

    (うた) (uta

    1. (music) a song
      (こおり)(ほのお)(うた)
      Kōri to Honō no Uta
      A Song of Ice and Fire
    2. (poetry) poetry
    Usage notes[edit]
    • Despite , , and having the same kun-yomi reading of uta: refers to modern poetry, to songs and classical Japanese poetry (such as tanka), and is primarily used in shamisen songs.

    Etymology 2[edit]

    Kanji in this term

    Grade: 2
    on’yomi

    Affix[edit]

    () (ka

    1. a song; to sing
    2. Japanese poetry; waka

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998) NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
    3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974) 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō

    Korean[edit]

    Hanja[edit]

    (eumhun 노래 (norae ga))

    1. Hanja form? of (to sing, song).

    Compounds[edit]

    Kunigami[edit]

    Kanji[edit]

    (grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji)

    Etymology[edit]

    From Proto-Ryukyuan *Uta, from Proto-Japonic *Uta.

    Pronunciation[edit]

    Noun[edit]

    (ふた゚ー) (futā

    1. song

    Okinawan[edit]

    Kanji[edit]

    (grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji)

    Readings[edit]

    Etymology[edit]

    Kanji in this term
    うた
    Grade: 2
    kun’yomi

    From Proto-Ryukyuan *Uta, from Proto-Japonic *Uta.

    Pronunciation[edit]

    Noun[edit]

    (うた) (uta

    1. song

    Vietnamese[edit]

    Han character[edit]

    : Hán Nôm readings: ca, , cao

    1. chữ Hán form of ca (to sing).

    Yaeyama[edit]

    Kanji[edit]

    (grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji)

    Etymology[edit]

    From Proto-Ryukyuan *Uta, from Proto-Japonic *Uta.

    Pronunciation[edit]

    Noun[edit]

    (うた) (uta

    1. song

    Yonaguni[edit]

    Kanji[edit]

    (grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji)

    Readings[edit]

    Etymology[edit]

    From Proto-Ryukyuan *Uta, from Proto-Japonic *Uta.

    Pronunciation[edit]

    Noun[edit]

    (うた) (uta

    1. song