Japanese

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Alternative spellings
歌い出し
歌いだし

Etymology

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From (うた) (utai, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb (うた) (utau).) + () (dashi, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (dasu).).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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うたいだし (utaidashiうたひだし (utafidasi)?

  1. opening words to a song
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Verb

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うたいだし (utaidashi

  1. stem or continuative form of うたいだす (utaidasu) [godan]

References

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