chant

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 唱 expresses chanting or putting forward a claim; its on-reading is しょう and its kun-reading is となえる.
• Basic usage: 合唱, read がっしょう, describes people singing together.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Calling out words and advocating an idea
  • 唱える can describe calling out words demanding peace.
  • 変えるべきだと唱えている means advocating that something should be changed. The focus here is the claim rather than the volume of the voice.