Meaning of: 歌 - uta

Watashi wa kashu ni naritai desu

I want to become a singer.

I want to be a singer.

• 私: Japanese personal pronoun meaning "I"
• は: topic particle that indicates the topic of the sentence
• 歌手: Japanese noun meaning "singer" or "musical artist"
• に: Particle that indicates the function or objective of an action, in this case "become"
• なりたい: Japanese verb in the present time and affirmative form that means "wanting to become"
• です: Japanese verb in the present time and polite form that acts as an auxiliary verb to indicate courtesy or formality in communication

Watashi wa itsumo kuchizusamu uta ga arimasu

I always have a song that I sing.

I always have a song to hum.

• 私 (watashi) - personal pronoun meaning "I" in Japanese
• は (wa) - Japanese particle that indicates the topic of the sentence, in this case "I"
• いつも (itsumo) - Japanese adverb that means "always"
• 口ずさむ (kuchizusamu) - Japanese verb that means "humming"
• 歌 (UTA) - Japanese noun meaning "song"
• が (GA) - Japanese particle that marks the subject of the sentence, in this case, "Song"
• あります (Arimasu) - Japanese verb that means "exist", in this case, "exists"

Tanka wo utamu koto wa Nihon no dentōteki na bunka desu

Composing tanka is a traditional Japanese culture.

Writing a tanka is a traditional Japanese culture.

• 短歌: a type of Japanese poem with 31 syllables
• を: particle that indicates the direct object of the sentence
• 詠む: verb meaning "to recite" or "sing" a poem
• こと: noun that indicates an action or event
• は: particle that indicates the topic of the sentence
• 日本: Japan
• の: particle indicating possession or relationship
• 伝統的な: adjective meaning "traditional"
• 文化: culture
• です: verb "to be" in the present tense

Uta wo utau koto wa watashi no ikiru yorokobi desu

Singing is the joy of my life.

Singing a song is my joy in life.

• 歌を歌うこと (uta wo utau koto) - sing a song
• は (wa) - topic particle
• 私の (watashi no) - my
• 生きる (ikiru) - to live
• 喜び (yorokobi) - joy
• です (desu) - verb to be

Kōrasu wa uta ni fukami o ataeru

Coro dá profundidade a uma música.

The chorus gives depth to the song.

• コーラス: Chorus
• は: Partícula de tópico
• 歌: Song
• に: target particle
• 深み: Depth
• を: Object particle
• 与える: give

Kanojo no utagoe ni wa kanshin suru

I am impressed with her singing voice.

I'm impressed with her singing voice.

• 彼女: she
• の: from
• 歌声: singing voice
• に: in
• は: (topic particle)
• 感心: admiration, praise
• する: to do

Kayou wa Nihon no dentouteki na ongaku janru desu

Kayo is a traditional Japanese music genre.

• 歌謡: Japanese folk song
• は: topic particle
• 日本: Japan
• の: particle of possession
• 伝統的な: traditional
• 音楽: music
• ジャンル: gender
• です: verb to be (polite form)

Watashi wa mainichi utau koto ga suki desu

I like to sing every day.

• 私 (watashi) - personal pronoun meaning "I"
• は (wa) - topic particle that indicates the subject of the sentence
• 毎日 (mainichi) - adverb meaning "every day"
• 歌う (utau) - verb meaning "sing"
• こと (koto) - noun meaning "thing"
• が (ga) - particle that indicates the subject of the sentence
• 好き (suki) - adjective meaning "like"
• です (desu) - linking verb that indicates the formality of the sentence