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勅撰和歌集 (chokusenwakashuu) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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The Kokin Wakashū is the first imperial anthology of waka poetry.
Imperial anthologies of waka poetry contain poems selected by imperial command.
Kanji 撰 composing, editing, compiling 和 harmony, Japanese style, peace 集 gather, meet, congregate Related words 私し 撰せん 集しゅう A privately compiled anthology, as opposed to an imperially commissioned one.
二に 十じゅう 一いち 代だい 集しゅう The collective term for the 21 imperial waka anthologies, of which 勅撰和歌集 is the generic name.
Etymology From 勅撰 (chokusen, 'imperial compilation') + 和歌集 (wakashū, 'waka collection'). The term refers specifically to the 21 anthologies compiled between the 10th and 15th centuries.
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