唱
KANJI DETAIL
chant
On readingしょう11 strokesN2
Radical 口 · mouthStroke order
Loading the stroke order for 唱.
Japanese readings
- On reading
- しょう
- Kun reading
- となえる
Study notes
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.

