一いっ首しゅ

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Meanings

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one tanka; one poem

Counter for tanka (31-syllable Japanese poems) and occasionally other short poems. Often used in contexts like poetry contests or collections.

彼かれは毎まい日にち一いっ首しゅの短たん歌かを詠よんでいる。
He composes one tanka every day.
旅たび先さきで一いっ首しゅ詠よんだ。
I composed one poem while traveling.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が一いっ首しゅ詠よむfor someone to compose one tanka
彼かの女じょは結けっ婚こんのお祝いわいに一いっ首しゅ詠よんだ。
She composed a tanka to celebrate the wedding.
一いっ首しゅを選えらぶto choose one tanka (e.g. in a contest or anthology)
審しん査さ員いんはその中なかから一いっ首しゅを選えらんだ。
The judges chose one tanka from among them.