歌

Stroke order

歌 (Kangxi radical 76, 欠+10, 14 strokes, cangjie input 一口弓人 (MRNO) or 難一口弓人 (XMRNO), four-corner 1768₂, composition ⿰哥欠)

• 𫉸

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 571, character 7
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 16167
• Dae Jaweon: page 959, character 6
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2147, character 12
• Unihan data for U+6B4C

Historical forms of the character 歌
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *kaːl) : phonetic 哥 (OC *kaːl) + semantic 欠 (“blow”). Specialized form of 哥 (OC *kaːl, “to sing”).

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *gaːr ~ *ga (“to dance; to sing; to leap; to stride”). Cognate with Burmese က (ka., “to dance”).

歌

1. to sing; to chant

   高歌  ―  gāogē  ―  to sing loudly

   • 心之憂矣，我歌且謠。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     心之忧矣，我歌且谣。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Xīn zhī yōu yǐ, wǒ gē qiě yáo.

     My heart is grieved, and I chant and sing.

   • 與君歌一曲，請君爲我側耳聽。 [MSC, trad.]
     与君歌一曲，请君为我侧耳听。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 752, Li Bai, 《將進酒》

     Yǔ jūn gē yī qū, qǐng jūn wèi wǒ cè'ěr tīng.

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 明明未在座　都給缺席的這個你遙遠地歌 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     明明未在座　都给缺席的这个你遥远地歌 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2022, 馮允謙 [Jay Fung], lyrics by 黃偉文 [Wyman Wong], 給缺席的人唱首歌

     ming⁴ ming⁴ mei⁶ zoi⁶ zo⁶, dou¹ kap¹ kyut³ zik⁶ dik¹ ze³ go³ nei⁵ jiu⁴ jyun⁵ dei⁶ go¹

     Clearly not present, but still sing for you, this absentee, from a distance

2. song; tune (Classifier: 首 m c mn; 支 m c; 闋／阕 m; 隻／只 c w; 條／条 h mn; 塊／块 mn)

   歌曲  ―  gēqǔ  ―  song

   民歌  ―  míngē  ―  folk song

   • 跛：這條歌真有意思。 [Hokkien, trad.]
     跛：这条歌真有意思。 [Hokkien, simp.]

     From: Chiok Sèng-tàn Ke̍k 祝聖誕劇, part 1, in 台語文數位典藏資料庫

     Pái: Chit tiâu koa chin ū ì-sù. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Cripple: This song is really interesting.

3. to praise

   • 求能讓我歌…一生一世未夠！ [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     求能让我歌…一生一世未够！ [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2015, 陳明恩 [Corinna Chamberlain], lyrics by 西伯, 誰被祢揀選

     kau⁴ nang⁴ joeng⁶ ngo⁵ go¹... jat¹ sang¹ jat¹ sai³ mei⁶ gau³!

     I ask that You may allow me to praise You... my whole life would not be enough!

• (song):

• “歌”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

(Second grade kyōiku kanji)

• Go-on: か (ka, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: か (ka, Jōyō)
• Kun: うたう (utau, 歌う, Jōyō)^{←うたふ (utafu, 歌ふ, historical)}、うた (uta, 歌, Jōyō)

Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:

歌

Wikipedia ^ja

From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *ota.

• (Tokyo) うた (Odaka – )^[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key):

歌(うた) • (uta) 

1. (music) a song

   氷(こおり)と炎(ほのお)の歌(うた)

   Kōri to Honō no Uta

   A Song of Ice and Fire

2. (poetry) poetry

• Despite 歌, 唄, and 詩 having the same kun-yomi reading of uta: 詩 refers to modern poetry, 歌 to songs and classical Japanese poetry (such as tanka), and 唄 is primarily used in shamisen songs.

歌(か) • (ka) 

1. a song; to sing
2. Japanese poetry; waka

歌 (eumhun 노래 가 (norae ga))

1. hanja form^? of 가 (“to sing, song”)

(Second grade kyōiku kanji)

• Kun: ふた゚ー (futā, 歌)

From Proto-Ryukyuan *Uta, from Proto-Japonic *Uta.

• IPA^(key): /ɸutaː/

歌(ふた゚ー) (futā) 

1. song

(Second grade kyōiku kanji)

• Kun: うた (uta, 歌, Jōyō)

From Proto-Ryukyuan *Uta, from Proto-Japonic *Uta.

• IPA^(key): /ʔuta/

歌(うた) (uta) 

1. song

歌 (cà)

1. Nôm form of cà (“to choke; to be clogged”).

   𨑮汨娘盆柳峒歌

   Mởi thâng nàng Bồn Liễu tổng Gà

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

• Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày]‎ (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội

歌: Hán Nôm readings: ca, cà, cao

1. chữ Hán form of ca (“to sing”).

(Second grade kyōiku kanji)

• Kun: うた (uta, 歌, Jōyō)

From Proto-Ryukyuan *Uta, from Proto-Japonic *Uta.

• IPA^(key): /ʔuta/

歌(うた) (uta) 

1. song

(Second grade kyōiku kanji)

• Kun: うた (uta, 歌, Jōyō)

From Proto-Ryukyuan *Uta, from Proto-Japonic *Uta.

• IPA^(key): /uta/

歌(うた) (uta) 

1. song