唱

音読おんよみ: ショウ

訓読くんよみ: となえる

画数かくすう: 11

部首ぶしゅ: くち(口)

Meaning

Chant / Recite / Shout / Sing

  • Basic forms
  • 唱える — to chant; to recite; to advocate / base form
  • 唱えます — chant; recite; advocate / masu form
  • 唱えた — chanted; recited; advocated / ta form
  • 唱えて — chant and …; recite and … / te-form
  • 唱えない — do not chant; do not advocate / negative form
  • 唱えれば — if (someone) chants; if (you) advocate / conditional
  • 唱えろ・唱えよ — chant!; recite! / imperative
  • Other common forms
  • 題目を唱えたい — want to chant a mantra / 〜たい form
  • 唱えられる — can chant; be able to recite / potential
  • 唱えられた — was able to chant / past potential
  • 唱えられない — cannot chant / negative potential
  • More
  • 唱えよう — let’s chant; let’s advocate / 〜よう form
  • 唱えなかった — didn’t chant / past negative
  • 唱えている — is chanting; is advocating / progressive

唱える(となえる) is an ichidan verb. Drop and add endings like ます, た, て, ない. Used for chanting/reciting words (e.g., 呪文を唱える, 題目を唱える) and for advocating ideas (e.g., 平和を唱える).

  • 唱歌しょうか — song / singing
  • 合唱がっしょう — chorus
  • 独唱どくしょう — solo singing
  • 提唱ていしょう — advocacy / proposal
  • 復唱ふくしょう — repeat aloud
  • となえる — to recite / to advocate

The kanji 唱 combines the radical 口 (mouth) with the phonetic 昜 (shou). It depicts voices coming out of multiple mouths, conveying the idea of chanting, singing, or speaking in unison. It’s often used in contexts like reciting sutras, group singing, or repeating slogans.

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