Japanese symbol for “waka”
和歌
わか
Romaji: waka
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
In Japanese, waka is 和歌, read わか (waka).
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Meanings
- n waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
Written forms: 和歌、倭歌. Readings: わか.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “waka”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 国風 | こくふう kokufuu | waka (classical Japanese poetry, as opposed to Chinese poetry) |
| 言の葉 | ことのは kotonoha | waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka) |
| 大和歌 | やまとうた yamatouta | Japanese poem; waka; tanka |
| 大和言の葉 | やまとことのは yamatokotonoha | waka; classic Japanese poem |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 平和 | へいわ heiwa | peace; harmony |
| 昭和 | しょうわ shouwa | Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7) |
| 緩和 | かんわ kanwa | relief; mitigation; alleviation |
| 和解 | わかい wakai | reconciliation; amicable settlement; accommodation |
| 和平 | わへい wahei | peace |
| 調和 | ちょうわ chouwa | harmony; accord; reconciliation |
| 歌手 | かしゅ kashu | singer |
| 歌う | うたう utau | to sing |
See also: Chinese symbol for “waka”.
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