# 唱 — chant; recite

唱 means “chant; recite”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: ショウ (shou). Kun'yomi: とな(える) (tonaeru). You'll see it in words such as 唱える (tonaeru, “to recite; to chant”).

- Meaning: chant; recite
- On'yomi: ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi: とな(える) (tonaeru)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Arts & pastimes 1

## How to remember 唱

Parts: 口 mouth; box · 日 sun; day

## Words with 唱

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 唱える | となえる (tonaeru) | to recite; to chant |

## Don't confuse it with

[昭](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shining/) · [景](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/scenery/) · [照](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/shine/) · [喝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bellow/)

## More in the “Arts & pastimes 1” set

[響](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/echo/) · [幕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/curtain/) · [描](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/draw/) · [撮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/take-a-photo/) · [奏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/play-music/) · [唱](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/chant/) · [俳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/haiku/) · [詩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/poem/) · [棋](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shogi/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/chant/. Last updated 2026-11-01.