JLPT N4 · More verbs

歌う

うたう

to sing

Stroke order of 歌う

2 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

歌 · 14 strokes う · 2 strokes

Memory trick

Two mouths 哥 open wide 欠 to sing together.

Parts: 哥 (two 可) + 欠 open mouth

The characters in 歌う

歌うた — song (14 strokes)
うう — u (2 strokes)

Example sentence

みんなで歌を歌いましょう。

みんなでうたをうたいましょう。

Let's all sing a song together.

Words with 歌

歌song 歌手singer 歌舞伎kabuki

More words: More verbs

思うto think 考えるto think about; to consider 知るto know 知らせるto inform 動くto move 集まるto gather 通うto commute; to attend 使うto use 作るto make 送るto send 着くto arrive 切るto cut 別れるto part; to break up 足りるto be enough 建てるto build 転ぶto fall over

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