The Japanese word for song is
曲
きょく - kyoku
Japanese Definition
| song | |
| 1. 名詞. 歌、歌曲。 | |
| He wrote a beautiful song about her. | |
| 彼は、彼女を歌った素敵な歌を作った。 | |
| 2. 名詞. 鳥のさえずり（birdsong）。 | |
| I love hearing the song of canary birds. | |
| 私は、カナリアのさえずりを聞くのが好きだ。 | |
| 3. 名詞. その他、虫の音や鯨といった音楽的に聞こえる鳴き声など。 | |
| 4. 名詞. 二束三文のもの。for a song（二束三文で） | |
| He bought that car for a song. | |
| 彼は車を二束三文で売った。 |
Translations for song and their definitions
| 歌 | |
| 1. n. (music) a song | |
| 氷と炎の歌 - A Song of Ice and Fire | |
| 2. n. (poetry) poetry | |
| 3. n. Usage: * Despite 歌, 唄, and 詩 having the same (ll, ja, 訓読み, kun-yomi) reading of uta: , 詩 refers to modern poetry, , 歌 to songs and classical Japanese poetry (such as ll, ja, 短歌, tanka), and , 唄 | |
| 4. affix. a song; to sing | |
| 5. affix. Japanese poetry; waka |
| 歌曲 | |
| 1. n. melody; tune |
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