Reading:

• On'yomi: バイ
• Kun'yomi: うた, うたう

Meaning:

• songs with samisen

Components:

• Radicals:
• 貝: (154) cowry snail
• 目: (109) eye
• 口: (30) mouth, opening, sounding
• Components:
• ハ: katakana letter

Miscellaneous information:

• Strokes: 10
• Taught in grade 9
• Frequency: 2051

Popular compounds containing this kanji:

• 歌 うた
  song
• 長唄 ながうた
  long epic song with shamisen accompaniment, type of waka
• 子守歌 こもりうた
  lullaby
• 小唄 こうた
  ballad
• 地唄 じうた
  (style of) folk song