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waka

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Noun (common)
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Noun (common)
  1. waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae

Full entry for 和歌

もと

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moto

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JLPT N2
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N2
JLPT N3
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N3
Genki Ch. 2
Appears in chapter 2 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 2
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. origin; source

  2. base; basis; foundation; root

    EXAMPLE
    事件(じけん)(もと)をさぐる。
    To search for the root cause of an incident.
  3. cause

  4. ingredient; material

  5. (somebody's) side; (somebody's) location

  6. original cost (or capital, principal, etc.)

  7. (plant) root; (tree) trunk

Full entry for 元

姿
すがた

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sugata

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JLPT N3
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  1. figure; form; shape

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    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    EXAMPLE
    その(やま)姿(すがた)(うつく)しい。
    The mountain has a beautiful shape.
  2. appearance; dress; guise

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    Noun (common)
    EXAMPLE
    (かれ)らは姿(すがた)をあらわした。
    They made their appearance.
  3. state; condition; picture; image

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    Noun (common)
  4. form (of a waka)

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    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  5. dressed in ...; wearing ...

    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix

Full entry for 姿

しゅう

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kashuu

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  1. collection of waka poems; anthology

  2. songbook

Full entry for 歌集

しき
しま
みち

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shikishimanomichi

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  1. the art of classical Japanese poetry

Full entry for 敷島の道

しゅう

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kashuu

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  1. collected waka poems (of a single poet)

Full entry for 家集

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kahi

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  1. monument (stele, gravestone, etc.) engraved with a waka

Full entry for 歌碑

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koka

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Noun (common)
  1. old poem (esp. waka); old song

Full entry for 古歌

しん

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kashin

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  1. god of waka; god of song; muse

Full entry for 歌神

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gomoji

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  1. five letters; five signs

  2. first five syllables of a waka or haiku

Full entry for 五文字

うた
ぶくろ

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utabukuro

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  1. bag for holding waka manuscript paper

  2. vocal sac

  3. pen-name of Fujitani Mitsue (1798-1824)

Full entry for 歌袋

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