うた
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)
1. to sing
Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)
2. to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
esp. 歌う, 詠う
Pitch accent
たう
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Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
to sing from memory
to recite an utai (noh chant)
singer; vocalist; nagauta singer (in kabuki); singer of noh chants
Examples (107 in total)
Are you going to sing?
If you want to sing, sing.
Can you hear his singing?
I feel like singing.
I want you to sing.
I sing now.
Is it OK to sing here?
I kept singing.
Do you like singing?
You're always singing.
I'd be happy to sing for you.
He can't sing well.
Birds were singing in the woods.
It's your turn to sing.
Let's sing and dance.
He kept singing.
We sang in loud voices.
Ann sings elegantly.
I hate singing in public.
Birds sing early in the morning.
Is that Tom singing?
He makes his living by singing.
Mariya Takeuchi sings this song.
She heard him sing.
He sang while working.
Are you going to sing here?
She sang with a beautiful voice.
I feel like singing in the rain.
We sang for her.
I never heard him sing.
Everybody was singing except me.
How beautifully she sings!
He came singing a song.
Do you like listening to music or singing songs?
He likes to sing in the bathtub.
How well she is singing!
Let's sing the song in English.
Linda stood up to sing.
Not every bird can sing.
I play the guitar, but I don't sing.
We often hear you sing.
I wish I could sing as well as Lady Gaga.
She sang better than usual.
She could sing well when she was a child.
He sang with his voice strained.
You will be able to sing better next time.
What was Mario singing?
Singing merrily, they started for home.
He sang at our request.
Betty managed to sing well.
Will you sing me a Beatles' song?
He likes to sing popular songs.
I'll never ever sing in a karaoke bar.
He sang a medley of Simon and Garfunkel hits.
Little girls sing merrily.
I heard the boys singing.
The girl singing over there is my sister.
We enjoyed singing songs at the party.
Who is the girl singing on the stage?
I heard the children singing together.
I see him singing, but this isn't often.
They forced me to sing a song.
A young man is singing in front of the door.
She rarely sings, but I think she will tonight.
As we were singing songs, we climbed to the top.
Ken kept on singing that song.
He always sings while taking a shower.
I heard him sing at the concert.
Jane can sing some Japanese songs.
Tom is tone-deaf, so he rarely sings in front of others.
They all joined in the chorus.
John sang "Imagine" on the stage.
I heard her singing in her room.
Suddenly, I heard someone singing near by.
Which of them can sing better?
Why can't I sing like they can?
Will you tell me how to sing this song?
At that time, she was smiling and singing very quietly.
I sometimes hear my father singing in the bath.
Little birds sing merrily in the trees.
They sang on the stage in turn.
The girls came singing toward the crowd.
Three drunk men were singing in the park.
The boys marched on, singing merrily.
Have you ever heard that song sung in French?
Dick played the piano and Lucy sang.
She sang a song, the title of which I did not know.
Tom sang and Mary accompanied him on the piano.
What's your favorite TV show theme song?
Ann sang a lullaby for her little sister.
Bob sang loudest at the party.
I remember singing scales every day during music lessons.
She can sing and dance beautifully.
We sang around the fire when it got dark.
I don't think that I'll sing that song tonight.
He sang the song with great expression.
John played guitar and his friends sang.
I have never heard Roy sing a song in public.
She sang the song with tears running down her cheeks.
Have you ever heard this opera sung in Italian?
As she sang with all her heart, the audience was deeply moved.
She generally sings very well, but now she is singing very badly.
Mary sings best of all of the girls in class.
The singers sang together in order to raise money to help people with AIDS.
Please sing a song.
Let's sing a patriotic song.
When we went to karaoke, Tom went on singing all night.