noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
writing songs or poems; poem
Refers to the act of composing waka, tanka, or other traditional Japanese poems, or to the poem itself. Often used in literary or formal contexts.
彼は趣味で作歌をしている。
He writes poems as a hobby.
この作歌は万葉集から選
This poem was selected from the Man'yōshū.