万まん葉よう集しゅう

noun

Man'yōshū; Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves

The oldest existing anthology of Japanese poetry, compiled in the 8th century. Contains over 4,500 poems.

• 万まん葉よう集しゅうは日本にほん最さい古この歌か集しゅうです。

  The Man'yōshū is Japan's oldest poetry anthology.

• 彼かれは万まん葉よう集しゅうの研けん究きゅうで博はく士し号ごうを取とった。

  He earned his doctorate with research on the Man'yōshū.