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短歌
たんか
N1
noun
Meanings
1
31-syllable Japanese poem
2
tanka
3
31-mora Japanese poem
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Kanji in this word
短
Short, Brevity, Fault
12 strokes
歌
Song, Sing
14 strokes
More words with
短
短期
たんき ·
short term
N2
短大
たんだい ·
junior college
N1
短縮
たんしゅく ·
shortening
N1
長短
ちょうたん ·
length
N2
短期間
たんきかん ·
Full entry on Jisho
short term
短時間
たんじかん ·
short time
短期大学
たんきだいがく ·
junior college
短編
たんぺん ·
short (e.g., story, film)
N2
More words with
歌
歌
うた ·
a song
N5
～歌
～か ·
song of ~
N2
歌舞伎
かぶき ·
kabuki
歌手
かしゅ ·
singer
N3
和歌
わか ·
waka
歌声
うたごえ ·
singing voice
歌う
うたう ·
to sing
N5
歌謡曲
かようきょく ·
kayōkyoku
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