also: かかい
noun
poetry gathering; tanka party; tanka competition
A social event where participants compose and appreciate tanka poetry, often with a competitive or festive element.
来月、地域の歌会に参加する予定です。
I plan to join the local tanka gathering next month.
歌会では、参加者が自作の短
At the poetry party, participants share their own tanka with each other.
Compound of 歌 (uta, 'poem, song') and 会 (kai, 'meeting, gathering'). The reading うたかい is a standard kun'yomi compound; かかい uses the on'yomi of 歌.