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| This kanji has 14 strokes: 4 strokes in the "gap" radical 欠 (あくび) and 10 other strokes | ||
| Sample Compounds (200): | ||
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1.
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短歌 たんか |
tanka, 31-syllable Japanese poem |
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2.
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歌姫 うたひめ |
songstress |
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3.
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唱歌 しょうか |
singing, songs |
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4.
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歌合 うたあわせ |
poetry contest |
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5.
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歌う うたう |
to sing, to sing (one''s praises in a poem, etc.) |
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6.
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和歌 わか |
31 syllable poem |
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7.
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歌舞伎 かぶき |
kabuki, Japanese classical drama |
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8.
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賛歌 さんか |
song of praise, eulogy, paean, hymn |
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9.
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歌詞 かし |
song lyrics, words of a song, libretto |
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10.
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歌手 かしゅ |
singer |
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11.
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歌集 かしゅう |
anthology, book of poetry |
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12.
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子守歌 こもりうた |
lullaby |
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13.
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詩歌 しいか |
Japanese (and Chinese) poetry |
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14.
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歌唱 かしょう |
song, singing |
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15.
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詩歌 しか |
Japanese (and Chinese) poetry |
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16.
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歌謡 かよう |
song, ballad |
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17.
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歌謡曲 かようきょく |
popular song |
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18.
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歌人 かじん |
(Japanese) poet |
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19.
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演歌 えんか |
enka, traditional-style Japanese popular ballad |
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20.
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校歌 こうか |
school song |
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21.
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歌声 うたごえ |
singing voice |
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22.
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流行歌 りゅうこうか |
popular song, hit song |
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23.
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歌曲 かきょく |
melody, tune, song |
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24.
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歌 うた |
song, classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka), modern poetry |
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25.
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歌劇 かげき |
opera |
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26.
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国歌 こっか |
national anthem |
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27.
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歌劇場 かげきじょう |
opera house |
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28.
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黒歌鳥 くろうたどり |
blackbird (Turdus merula) |
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29.
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悲歌 ひか |
elegy, dirge, mournful melody |
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30.
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歌い捲る うたいまくる |
to sing energetically, to sing with abandon |
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31.
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巻頭歌 かんとうか |
prefatory song or poem, opening song |
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32.
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達磨歌 だるまうた |
confusing song or poem (esp. used derogatorily to describe a style of middle-age Japanese poetry popularized by Fujiwara no Teika) |
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33.
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恋歌 こいうた |
love song, love poem |
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34.
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ご詠歌 ごえいか |
song in praise of the Buddha |
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35.
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歌道 かどう |
versification, tanka poetry |
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36.
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春歌 しゅんか |
bawdy (lewd) song |
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37.
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歌劇団 かげきだん |
opera company, opera troupe |
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38.
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黒人霊歌 こくじんれいか |
Negro spiritual |
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39.
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悲歌慷慨 ひかこうがい |
indignant lamentation over the evils of the times |
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40.
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歌い合う うたいあう |
to sing responsively |
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41.
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喜歌う よろこびうたう |
to rejoice and sing |
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42.
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恋歌 こいか |
love song, love poem |
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43.
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そらで歌う そらでうたう |
to sing from memory |
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44.
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歌番組 うたばんぐみ |
popular song program on radio or television |
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45.
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準え歌 なずらえうた |
allusive form (of waka) |
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46.
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歌口 うたぐち |
flute mouthpiece, poetic style |
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47.
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今様歌 いまよううた |
Heian poetry style |
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48.
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鼻歌 はなうた |
humming |
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49.
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歌い手 うたいて |
singer |
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50.
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喜歌劇 きかげき |
comic opera |
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51.
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地歌 じうた |
(style of) folk song |
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52.
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恋歌 れんか |
love song, love poem |
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53.
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ただごと歌 ただごとうた |
plain form (of waka) |
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54.
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歌碑 かひ |
tanka inscription |
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55.
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女歌舞伎 おんなかぶき |
girls'' kabuki |
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56.
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歌稿 かこう |
manuscript of poem |
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57.
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作歌 さっか |
writing songs or poems, poem |
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58.
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鼻歌交じり はなうたまじり |
humming a tune, humming unconcernedly |
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59.
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歌い上げる うたいあげる |
to sing at the top of one''s voice, to express one''s feelings fully in a poem |
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60.
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戯れ歌 ざれうた |
funny song, comic song, limerick |
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61.
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茶摘み歌 ちゃつみうた |
tea-picking song |
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62.
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連歌 れんが |
early Japanese poetry form, poetic dialogue |
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63.
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たとえ歌 たとえうた |
metaphorical poem (of the Man''yoshu), metaphorical form (of waka) |
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64.
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雑歌 ぞうか |
miscellaneous poems |
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65.
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鼻歌交り はなうたまじり |
humming a tune, humming unconcernedly |
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66.
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歌い鳥 うたいどり |
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus) |
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67.
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戯歌 ざれうた |
funny song, comic song, limerick |
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68.
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弔歌 ちょうか |
elegy, dirge |
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69.
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連歌師 れんがし |
renga poet |
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70.
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ど演歌 どえんか |
quintessential enka, enka with age-old lyrical themes set to a haunting traditional-style melody |
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71.
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歌舞 かぶ |
singing and dancing |
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72.
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唱歌集 しょうかしゅう |
songbook, collection of songs |
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73.
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歌合せ うたあわせ |
poetry contest |
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74.
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讃歌 さんか |
song of praise, eulogy, paean, hymn |
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75.
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鼻歌混じりで働く はなうたまじりではたらく |
to work while humming a tune |
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76.
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歌い物 うたいもの |
an utai (Noh chant) piece for recitation |
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77.
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狂歌 きょうか |
comic (satirical) tanka |
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78.
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長歌 ちょうか |
long epic song with shamisen accompaniment, type of waka |
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79.
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労働歌 ろうどうか |
songs of labor, songs of labour |
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80.
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なずらえ歌 なずらえうた |
allusive form (of waka) |
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81.
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歌舞音曲 かぶおんきょく |
public music and dancing, performance of song and dance entertainment |
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82.
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小歌 こうた |
(from the Heian era onward) type of popular song, as opposed to courtly oouta |
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83.
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歌合わせ うたあわせ |
poetry contest |
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84.
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讃美歌 さんびか |
hymn, hymnal |
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85.
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返歌 へんか |
ode in reply |
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86.
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空で歌う そらでうたう |
to sing from memory |
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87.
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長歌 ながうた |
long epic song with shamisen accompaniment, type of waka |
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88.
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アルト歌手 アルトかしゅ |
alto (voice or singer) |
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89.
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情歌 じょうか |
love song |
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90.
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歌合戦 うたがっせん |
singing matches |
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91.
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放歌 ほうか |
loud singing |
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92.
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歌の心 うたのこころ |
spirit of a poem, true meaning of a poem |
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93.
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軍歌 ぐんか |
war song |
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94.
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直言歌 ただごとうた |
plain form (of waka) |
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95.
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和歌を詠む わかをよむ |
to compose a waka |
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96.
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グレゴリオ聖歌 グレゴリオせいか |
Gregorian chant |
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97.
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歌舞伎座 かぶきざ |
kabuki troupe, kabuki theater (theatre), Kabuki-za (theatre in Tokyo) |
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98.
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新人歌手 しんじんかしゅ |
new singer |
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99.
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賛美歌 さんびか |
hymn, hymnal |
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100.
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放歌高吟 ほうかこうぎん |
loud singing |
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101.
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歌の道 うたのみち |
art of tanka poetry |
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102.
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軽歌劇 けいかげき |
light opera |
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103.
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鎮魂曲歌 ちんこんきょくか |
(sung) requiem |
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104.
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和歌山県 わかやまけん |
Wakayama prefecture (Kinki area) |
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105.
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ド演歌 ドえんか |
quintessential enka, enka with age-old lyrical themes set to a haunting traditional-style melody |
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106.
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歌舞伎者 かぶきもの |
a dandy, a peacock, the early-17th-century equivalent of present-day yakuza, Edo-period eccentric who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and weird behavior |
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107.
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神の徳を歌った歌 かみのとくをうたったうた |
poem in praise of God |
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108.
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四面楚歌 しめんそか |
being surrounded by enemies on all sides, being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody |
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109.
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褒め歌う ほめうたう |
to sing praises to |
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110.
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歌ガルタ うたガルタ |
cards with stanzas of waka written on them, card-matching game played with these cards |
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111.
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元歌 もとうた |
original song |
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112.
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田植え歌 たうえうた |
rice-planting song |
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113.
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佗歌 わびうた |
sad song, singing in a lonesome tone |
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114.
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哀しい歌 かなしいうた |
doleful song, sad song |
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115.
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歌舞伎十八番 かぶきじゅうはちばん |
repertoire of 18 kabuki plays |
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116.
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数え歌 かぞえうた |
counting song, enumerative form (of waka) |
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117.
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紡ぎ歌 つむぎうた |
spinning song |
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118.
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歌詠み うたよみ |
tanka composer |
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119.
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弦歌 げんか |
singing |
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120.
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徒言歌 ただことうた |
plain form (of waka) |
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121.
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喩え歌 たとえうた |
metaphorical poem (of the Man''yoshu), metaphorical form (of waka) |
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122.
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哀歌 あいか |
lament (song), elegy, dirge, sad song, Lamentations (book of the Bible) |
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123.
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歌風 かふう |
poetic style |
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124.
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聖歌 せいか |
hymn, chant, sacred song |
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125.
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歌書 かしょ |
book of poems |
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126.
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牧歌 ぼっか |
pastoral song or poem, a pastoral |
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127.
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歌加留多 うたがるた |
cards with stanzas of waka written on them, card-matching game played with these cards |
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128.
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絃歌 げんか |
singing and (string) music |
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129.
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徒言歌 ただごとうた |
plain form (of waka) |
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130.
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諷歌 そえうた |
allegorical form (of waka) |
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131.
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愛唱歌 あいしょうか |
(one''s) favourite song, (one''s) favorite song |
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132.
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歌物 うたもの |
an utai (Noh chant) piece for recitation, accompanied singing in which the singing is emphasized over the instrumental part (emphasised) |
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133.
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聖歌隊 せいかたい |
choir |
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134.
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牧歌的 ぼっかてき |
pastoral, idyllic |
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135.
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歌会 うたかい |
poetry party or competition, gathering of tanka poets |
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136.
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古歌 こか |
old song, old poem |
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137.
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唐歌 からうた |
Chinese poem |
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138.
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謳歌 おうか |
glorification, eulogy, song of praise |
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139.
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一節歌う ひとふしうたう |
to sing a tune |
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140.
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歌枕 うたまくら |
oft-repeated descriptive epithets in poetry |
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141.
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船歌 ふなうた |
sailor''s song, boat song, shanty |
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142.
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歌唱力 かしょうりょく |
one''s skill as a singer |
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143.
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詩歌を綴る しいかをつずる |
to compose poetry |
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144.
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本歌 ほんか |
original verse poem |
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145.
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歌会 かかい |
poetry party or competition, gathering of tanka poets |
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146.
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古歌 ふるうた |
old song, old poem |
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147.
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東歌 とうか |
the old Kanto-area folk songs |
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148.
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譚歌 たんか |
ballad |
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149.
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飲めや歌え のめやうたえ |
revelry |
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150.
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選歌 せんか |
selection of poems, selected poems |
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151.
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歌心 うたごころ |
(waka) poetic sentiment, waka-composing mood, solid grounding in waka, meaning of a waka poem |
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152.
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詩歌管弦 しいかかんげん |
Chinese and Japanese poetry and instrumental music, poetry and music, literature and music |
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153.
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本歌 もとうた |
original verse poem |
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154.
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歌会始 うたかいはじめ |
annual New Year''s poetry reading |
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155.
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御詠歌 ごえいか |
song in praise of the Buddha |
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156.
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童歌 わらべうた |
children''s (folk) song |
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157.
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譬え歌 たとえうた |
metaphorical poem (of the Man''yoshu), metaphorical form (of waka) |
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158.
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詠歌 えいか |
poem, song, (Buddh.) pilgrim''s song |
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159.
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組み歌 くみうた |
medley of (Japanese) songs |
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160.
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持ち歌 もちうた |
one''s (song) repertoire |
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161.
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名歌 めいか |
excellent or famous poem |
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162.
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歌会始め うたかいはじめ |
annual New Year''s poetry reading |
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163.
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御歌会始 おうたかいはじめ |
annual New Year''s poetry reading (held at the Imperial Court) |
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164.
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道歌 どうか |
moral poem |
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165.
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譬喩歌 ひゆか |
metaphorical poem (of the Man''yoshu) |
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166.
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歌留多 かるた |
playing cards, card game |
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167.
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挿入歌 そうにゅうか |
background music, (movie or commercial) soundtrack, featured songs |
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168.
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歌聖 かせい |
great poet |
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169.
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社歌 しゃか |
company song |
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170.
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木挽き歌 こびきうた |
sawyer''s song |
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171.
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歌格 かかく |
poetry style, poetry rules |
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172.
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俳諧の連歌 はいかいのれんが |
haikai (humorous or vulgar renga poetry) |
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173.
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讚歌 さんか |
song of praise, eulogy, paean, hymn |
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174.
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演歌歌手 えんかかしゅ |
Enka singer, singer of Japanese traditional ballads |
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175.
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歌論 かろん |
essay on tanka poetry |
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176.
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俗歌 ぞっか |
popular song, fold song, ditty, ballad |
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177.
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主題歌 しゅだいか |
theme song |
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178.
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流行り歌 はやりうた |
popular song |
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179.
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歌学 かがく |
poetry, versification |
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180.
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紅白歌合戦 こうはくうたがっせん |
annual singing contest held on New Year''s Eve |
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181.
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売れっ子歌手 うれっこかしゅ |
popular singer |
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182.
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讚美歌 さんびか |
hymn, hymnal |
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183.
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艶歌 えんか |
troubadour |
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184.
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雅歌 がか |
Song of Solomon (book of the Bible), Song of Songs, Canticle of Canticles |
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185.
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替え歌 かえうた |
parody (of a song) |
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186.
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歌仙 かせん |
great poet |
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187.
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秀歌 しゅうか |
splendid tanka or waka |
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188.
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歌境 かきょう |
mood of a poem, poet''s mood when writing |
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189.
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高歌 こうか |
loud singing |
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190.
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白鳥の歌 はくちょうのうた |
swan song |
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191.
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鄙歌 ひなうた |
folk song |
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192.
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応援歌 おうえんか |
rooters'' song |
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193.
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凱歌 がいか |
victory song, victory |
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194.
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替歌 かえうた |
parody (of a song) |
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195.
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歌題 かだい |
name of poem |
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196.
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舟歌 ふなうた |
sailor''s song, boat song, shanty |
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197.
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流行歌手 りゅうこうかしゅ |
popular singer, singer of pop songs |
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198.
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高歌放吟 こうかほうぎん |
singing at the top of one''s voice |
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199.
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反歌 はんか |
tanka appendage to a long poem |
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200.
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頌歌 しょうか |
anthem, carol, hymn of praise |