WORD DETAIL
唱える
となえる
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
唱えるis read asとなえるand is a transitive verb meaning to chant or call out words, or to advocate an idea or position. - Basic usage: Calling out words for peace appears in
平和を求める言葉を唱える, while advocating that a system should change appears in変えるべきだと唱える.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Marking the stated content
- Mark the words themselves with
をand a proposition being advocated with the quotation particleと.
- Mark the words themselves with
- Difference from
叫ぶ- Compared with simply shouting loudly, this word includes reciting set words or advocating a position.

