study of Japanese poetry; poetics; versification
Refers to the academic or traditional study of waka and other Japanese poetic forms, including theory, history, and composition.
He is majoring in the study of Japanese poetry at university.
Reading the classics of poetics is difficult but interesting.
Compound of 歌 (song/poem) and 学 (study/learning). The term has been used since the Heian period to denote the scholarly tradition of Japanese poetry.