Meaning of 長歌(ちょうか) in Japanese

長歌
Kana Reading
ちょうか, ながうた
Romaji
chōka, nagauta
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    traditional Japanese poem with verses of five and seven morae repeated at least three times, usu. ending with a verse of seven
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Kyoto in the late 16th century)

Related Kanji

歌 JLPT 4

14 strokes

song, sing

On'Yomi: カ

Kun'Yomi: うた, うた.う

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長 JLPT 5

8 strokes

long, leader

On'Yomi: チョウ

Kun'Yomi: なが.い, おさ

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