都々逸どどいつ

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Meanings

dodoitsu; Japanese popular love song in 7-7-7-5 pattern

historical term

A historical genre of unrhymed, non-metrical popular song or limerick-like verse, typically about love or humor, in a 7-7-7-5 syllable pattern. Often associated with the late Edo period.

都々逸どどいつは江え戸ど末まっ期きに流りゅう行こうした俗ぞっ曲きょくの一いっ種しゅです。
Dodoitsu is a type of popular song that was in vogue at the end of the Edo period.
彼かの女じょは座ざ敷しきで都々逸どどいつを披ひ露ろうした。
She performed a dodoitsu at the banquet.

Kanji

都metropolis, capital, all
逸deviate, idleness, leisure
一one, one radical (no.1)

Related words

川せん柳りゅう
川柳 is a 5-7-5 syllable comedic poem, while 都々逸 follows a 7-7-7-5 pattern and is sung.
俳はい句く
俳句 is a 5-7-5 syllable serious nature poem, whereas 都々逸 is a longer, often humorous or romantic song.

Written forms

都々逸どどいつUsage77%
Standard kanji spelling for this historical poetic form.
どどいつUsage18%
都都逸どどいつUsage5%
Variant spelling using the non-repeated kanji 都.
都々一どどいつ
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 一 replaces 逸.
都都一どどいつ
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; combines non-repeated 都 with 一.

Etymology

The term 都々逸 likely derives from the phrase 「どどいつ」, an onomatopoeic or mimetic word mimicking the rhythm of the song. The kanji 都々逸 are ateji (phonetic equivalents) and do not contribute to the meaning.