VocabJLPT N5
song
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. song
  2. 2. singing
  3. 3. classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka)
  4. 4. modern poetry
This noun means "song" or "poem," and can refer to both music with lyrics and traditional Japanese poetry such as waka. It is also used as a verb stem, as in 歌う, meaning "to sing."

Example sentences

Sentence 1

"This song's old, but it's good," my dad said.

Sentence 2

Hey, want to listen to that song together?

Sentence 3

"I really like this song," I said.

Sentence 4

Do you actually like that song?

Sentence 5

I got home and put on a song right away.