頌歌

See also: 颂歌

Chinese

to praise song
trad. (頌歌) 頌 歌
simp. (颂歌) 颂 歌
anagram 歌頌/歌颂

Pronunciation


Noun

頌歌

  1. song; ode; carol

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (頌歌):
  • → Japanese: 頌(しょう)歌(か) (shōka)
  • → Korean: 송가(頌歌) (songga)
  • → Vietnamese: tụng ca (頌歌)

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term
頌 歌
しょう
Jinmeiyō
か
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 頌歌/颂歌 (zjowngH ka, literally “praise + song”). Compare modern Mandarin 頌歌/颂歌 (sònggē, “carol”).

Pronunciation

Noun

頌(しょう)歌(か) • (shōka) 

  1. an ode, an anthem, a hymn: a song of praise

Synonyms

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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