雑ぞう

noun

miscellany (poetry classification)

In classical Japanese poetry (waka), 雑 refers to poems on topics other than the seasons or love. This is a specialized literary term.

• 古こ今きん和わ歌か集しゅうでは、雑ぞうの部ぶに旅たびや祝いわいの歌うたが収おさめられている。

  In the Kokin Wakashū, poems about travel and celebration are placed in the miscellany section.