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連歌 (れんが) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun
renga ; linked verse ; poetic dialogue
A classical Japanese collaborative poetry form in which multiple poets compose alternating stanzas (5-7-5 and 7-7). The term is well-known in literary and cultural contexts.
Similar words 俳はい 諧かい Haikai is a later, more playful development of renga that eventually led to haiku. Renga is more formal and courtly.
短たん 歌か Tanka is a single 31-syllable poem, while renga is a linked sequence of many such stanzas composed by multiple poets.
Etymology From Middle Chinese-derived elements 連 (ren, 'linked') and 歌 (ka, 'poem'). The practice developed in Japan from the 12th century onward, evolving from earlier linked-verse traditions.
歌が
の
会かい
が
開ひら
か
れ
ます
。
At this temple, a renga gathering is held every autumn.