歌・唄・詩|うたuta[2]odaka (tail-high)

1. nounsong; singingesp. 唄 for folk songs and shamisen songs
   この歌うたを聞きくと私はいつも、学生時代がくせいじだいを思い出おもいだす。↗

   Whenever I hear this song, I am reminded of my school days.
2. nounclassical Japanese poem (esp. tanka)
3. nounmodern poetry

• Synonym歌曲かきょくWrittenA written term for vocal works, especially art songs, as in 「シューベルトの歌曲」; leans technical.
• Synonym歌謡かようWrittenCovers popular and folk songs, as in 「歌謡曲」; more written in flavor than the everyday 「歌」.
• Synonym唱歌しょうかWrittenSinging as an act, or the song sung; also the songs taught in school music classes, as in 「文部省唱歌」.
• SynonymソングNeutralA loanword used mostly in compounds such as 「ラブソング」 and 「テーマソング」.
• Synonym歌唱かしょうNeutralThe act of singing, as in 「歌唱力」; rather formal.
• Synonym作歌さっかWrittenA literary term for composing tanka and other waka.
• Synonym詠歌えいかWrittenA written word for chanting a waka or for the Buddhist songs pilgrims sing; not used in everyday speech.
• Related詩歌しいかWrittenA written umbrella term for poetry as a whole, covering both Chinese-style poems and waka.
• Related曲きょくNeutralA piece of music; the focus is the music itself, and it may have no lyrics. 「歌」 is a sung song and can also mean waka or poems.
• Related楽曲がっきょくWrittenA written, rather formal word for a musical work, as in 「楽曲を提供する」.
• RelatedポエムCasualA loanword for poem; in modern colloquial use it can also mock overly sentimental writing.
• Related韻文いんぶんWrittenA literary term for verse — rhythmical writing as opposed to prose.
• Related詠えいWrittenA written word for chanting or composing poems; mostly used as a suffix, not alone in daily speech.
• Related賦ふWrittenA literary term for the classical Chinese fu or poems; not used in daily life.
• Related賦詠ふえいWrittenA written word for composing and reciting poems; very rare.

For a song, 「歌」 is the default word (it can also mean a waka). Use 「曲」 for the piece of music itself, 「歌謡」 for popular songs, 「詩歌」 for poetry in general, 「歌唱」 for the act of singing, and 「ソング」 mostly in compounds; the rest are written or literary terms.

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1. （シ、うた）言葉ことばに関かんして、その意味いみだけでなく、音おとや言葉ことば同士どうしの関係かんけいにおいて韻律いんりつを感かんじさせ、感興かんきょうを与あたえる表現ひょうげん方法ほうほう。
2. 漢詩かんし。