| As the standard par excellence for waka, a thorough knowledge of and familiarity with the "Kokin wakashu" was considered an indispensable mark of refinement for distinguished personages of the Heian period, and was held in very high regard. |
『古今和歌集』は和歌の規範として、平安時代の貴顕には必須の教養とされ、尊重されてきた。 |