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短
歌
たん
か

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短
歌
たん
か

tanka

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Noun (common)

  1. tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem

    Related:長歌

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歌
うた

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歌
うた

uta

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JLPT N5
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 7
Appears in chapter 7 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 7
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Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook
Appears in the "Kumadex Introductory Japanese Vocab" eBook
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook

  1. song

    EXAMPLE
    一(いち)曲(きょく)歌(うた)いたい。
    I'd like to sing a song.

  2. classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka)

    Related:短歌

  3. modern poetry

Full entry for 歌

和
歌
わ
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和
歌
わ
か

waka

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  1. waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae

    Related:短歌

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詩
歌
し
いか

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詩
歌
し
いか

shiika

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  1. Japanese and Chinese poetry

  2. poetry; poems

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歌
誌
か
し

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歌
誌
か
し

kashi

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Noun (common)

  1. tanka magazine

    Related:短歌

Full entry for 歌誌

歌
人
うた
びと

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人
うた
びと

utabito

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  1. skillful tanka poet

    Related:短歌

  2. official in charge of court poetry and music (ritsuryo period)

  3. poet

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首
しゅ

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首
しゅ

shu

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Counter
Counter
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  1. counter for songs and poems

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長
歌
ちょう
か

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長
歌
ちょう
か

chouka

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Noun (common)

  1. traditional Japanese poem with verses of five and seven morae repeated at least three times, usu. ending with a verse of seven

    Related:短歌

  2. long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Kyoto in the late 16th century)

    Related:長唄

Full entry for 長歌

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