長歌

Japanese

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Definitions
  • (poetry) a long waka that follows the rule of alternating 5-7 morae and ending in 7-7 morae
  • (poetry) a tanka poem that is, for unknown circumstances, erroneously labeled a chōka

Etymology

Com from Japanese 長 (long, head, leader, length, chief, elder, poem, song) + Japanese 歌 (song, poem, poetry).

Origin

Japanese

Gloss

song, poem, poetry

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