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Kanji for Chant
Japanese has more than one kanji connected to “chant”: 謡、唱. Each has its own feeling. Compare their meanings, readings and the names they appear in.
chant
A song or chant, as in the Noh songs called utai.
Yokyoku (謡曲) are the vocal chants of Noh theater, preserved and passed down orally across generations.
16 strokes On reading ヨウ (you) Kun reading うたい、うたう (utai, utau) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: song, sing, ballad, noh chanting
Readings used for names on Nazuke: uta, you
chant
To sing out and lead others in song.
Daimoku refers to the sacred Buddhist chant "Namu Myoho Renge Kyo" recited in Nichiren Buddhism for spiritual awakening.
11 strokes On reading ショウ (shou) Kun reading となえる (tonaeru) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: chant, recite, call upon, yell
Readings used for names on Nazuke: shou
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