和わ歌か

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

waka; classic Japanese poem

Refers to classical Japanese poetry, especially the 31-mora tanka form. Often contrasted with Chinese-style poetry (漢詩).

〈人ひと〉が和わ歌かを詠よむfor someone to compose a waka poem
彼かの女じょは美うつくしい和わ歌かを詠よんだ。
She composed a beautiful waka poem.
和わ歌かを贈おくるto send/present a waka poem (often to convey feelings)
彼かれは恋こい人びとに和わ歌かを贈おくった。
He sent his lover a waka poem.

短たん歌かN1
短歌 is the specific 31-mora 5-7-5-7-7 form, while 和歌 is the broader term for classical Japanese poetry that includes 短歌 and other now-rare forms.
詩しN2
和歌 refers specifically to classical Japanese-style poetry, while 詩 is a broader term covering Japanese, Western, or Chinese poems.
漢かん詩し
和歌 is classical Japanese 31-syllable poetry, while 漢詩 is classical Chinese poetry written in Chinese or following Chinese prosodic rules.
詩歌しいか
和歌 refers specifically to classical Japanese tanka poetry, whereas 詩歌 is broader and can include Chinese poetry as well.

漢かん詩し
和歌 is native Japanese-style verse, whereas 漢詩 is poetry composed in Chinese style and often in Chinese characters following Chinese rules.

From 和 (wa, 'Japanese') + 歌 (ka, 'poem'). The term was coined to distinguish native Japanese poetry from Chinese-style poetry (漢詩).