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和歌

和歌

Chinese

		Japanese	song
simp. and trad. (和歌)		和	歌

Noun

和歌

waka (a style of Japanese poetry)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
和	歌
わ Grade: 3	か Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

和歌 ‎(hiragana わか, romaji waka)

Japanese poetry, waka
tanka: 31-mora poetry having the pattern 5-7-5 7-7

See also

短歌
長歌
仏足石歌
旋頭歌
片歌

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): hégē

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄜ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wo⁴ go¹
Min Nan (POJ): hô-koa

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: hégē
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄜ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: herge
  - IPA ^(key): /xɤ³⁵ kɤ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wo⁴ go¹
  - Yale: wòh gō
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wo⁴ go¹
  - IPA ^(key): /wɔː²¹ kɔː⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hô-koa
  - Tâi-lô: hô-kua
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoi'koaf
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hɤ²⁴⁻²² kua⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hɤ²⁴⁻²² kua³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɤ¹³⁻²² kua⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ho²⁴⁻¹¹ kua⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɤ²³⁻³³ kua⁴⁴/