Meaning

Primary

Long Shamisen Song

Alternatives

Epic Shamisen Song, Nagauta

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A long shamisen song is a long shamisen song! They're also called nagauta, and they're usually pretty epic too.

Reading

ながうた
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The readings for this word are both kun'yomi readings. You learned them when you learned the kanji, so you should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Context Sentences

長唄教室に通い始めました。

I started to go to the nagauta class.

Kanji Composition