数え歌

数え歌

Japanese

Kanji in this term
数	歌
かぞ Grade: 2	うた Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 数 (かぞ)え (kazoe, “counting”, 連 (れん)用 (よう)形 (けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 数 (かぞ)える (kazoeru, “to count”).) + 歌 (うた) (uta, “song”).

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) かぞえ​うた [kàzóéꜜùtà] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ka̠zo̞e̞ɯ̟ᵝta̠]

Noun

数え歌 (hiragana かぞえうた, rōmaji kazoeuta, historical hiragana かぞへうた)

1. counting rhyme

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN