song

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 唄 means song and is read うた here.
• Basic usage: 里の唄 means a song from one's village, and 祭りの唄 means a festival song. The content is not limited to Buddhist chanting.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 長唄 as a genre name
  • 長唄, read ながうた, names a form of traditional Japanese song accompanied by the shamisen.
  • It is a genre that can be sung or heard in performance, so describing it merely as a song of long duration does not convey its full meaning.