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唄

Level XVII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 2128 / 2,608

Shamisen Song

On’yomi
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Kun’yomi
うた
Radical
口 Mouth (Kangxi 30)

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 汲 (Draw), less common than 峡 (Ravine).

A mouth on the left sings while shellfish provide rhythm on the right — a mouth singing to the beat of shellfish castanets, performing a shamisen song with natural percussion.

唄 is rank 2128 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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