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JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

謳うたう

utau

to praise, to celebrate

人や功績を高く評価して述べるときに使う。 Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 日本最後にっぽんさいごの文人ぶんじんと謳うたわれる。

    He is considered to be the last of the literati painters in Japan.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 母市ははしは戦国一せんごくいちの美女びじょと謳うたわれた美女びじょであった。

    Her mother Ichi was praised as the most beautiful woman in the Sengoku period.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 明治めいじ・大正たいしょう・昭和期しょうわきに活躍かつやくし、名人めいじんと謳うたわれる。

    He distinguished himself through the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa periods, and was celebrated as a master of Noh.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 謳

  • 謳extol; declareOnオウ・ウKunうたう

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