Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 旋頭歌(せどうか) in Japanese

旋頭歌
Kana Reading
せどうか, せんどうか
Romaji
sedōka, sendōka
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    traditional Japanese poem with six verses in a 5-7-7-5-7-7 moraic pattern

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旋 JLPT 1

11 strokes

rotation, go around

On'Yomi: セン

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歌 JLPT 4

14 strokes

song, sing

On'Yomi: カ

Kun'Yomi: うた, うた.う

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頭 JLPT 4

16 strokes

head, counter for large animals

On'Yomi: トウ, ズ, ト

Kun'Yomi: あたま, かしら, -がしら, かぶり

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