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短歌 たんか N1

  1. 31-mora Japanese poem; tanka

短歌行 たんかこう

  1. form of renku consisting of 24 verses

和歌 わか

  1. classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae; waka

上の句 かみのく

  1. first part of a poem or verse

短 たん

  1. defect; fault; weak point
  2. minor
  3. 5-point card
  4. short
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