traditional Japanese poem with verses of five and seven morae repeated at least three times |
長歌 [ちょうか] /(n) (1) traditional Japanese poem with verses of five and seven morae repeated at least three times, usu. ending with a verse of seven/ ------- 長歌 [ながうた] /(n) (1) traditional Japanese poem with verses of five and seven morae repeated at least three times, usu. ending with a verse of seven/(2) long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Kyoto in the late 16th century)/ |