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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

和わ歌か

waka

classical Japanese poem

Often a 31-mora tanka. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 文学ぶんがくの中心ちゅうしんは和歌わかである。

    At the center of the literature is waka poetry.

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

  2. 和歌わか、書画しょがに優すぐれていた。

    She excelled in waka, calligraphic works and paintings.

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

  3. 約三百首やくさんひゃくしゅの和歌わかが含ふくまれている。

    It includes about 300 poems.

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

Kanji in 和歌

  • 和harmony; Japanese styleOnワ・オ・カKunやわらぐ・やわらげる・なごむ
  • 歌song; singOnカKunうた・うたう

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