# 唄 — folk song

唄 means “folk song”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes.  Kun'yomi: うた (uta). You'll see it in words such as 唄 (uta, “song; singing”).

- Meaning: folk song
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: うた (uta)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Arts & pastimes 4

## How to remember 唄

Parts: 口 mouth; box · 貝 shell; money

## Words with 唄

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 唄 | うた (uta) | song; singing |

## Don't confuse it with

[員](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/member/) · [賀](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/congratulate/) · [損](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/loss/) · [貼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stick-on/)

## More in the “Arts & pastimes 4” set

[詠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/compose-poetry/) · [唄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/folk-song/) · [韻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rhyme/) · [玩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/toy/) · [伎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/kabuki/) · [楷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/regular-script/) · [賦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/levy/) · [諧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/humour/)

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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/folk-song/. Last updated 2026-11-01.