三さん十じゅう六ろっ歌か仙せん

noun

the thirty-six immortal poets

Refers to the group of thirty-six exemplary waka poets of the Heian period, as selected by Fujiwara no Kintō. Used in historical and literary contexts.

• 三さん十じゅう六ろっ歌か仙せんには、小野小町おののこまちや在原業平ありわらのなりひらなどが選えらばれている。

  Ono no Komachi and Ariwara no Narihira are among those chosen for the Thirty-Six Immortal Poets.