also: ながうた
chōka; traditional Japanese long poem
A classical Japanese poetic form consisting of alternating five- and seven-mora lines, repeated at least three times, and usually ending with a seven-mora line. Often contrasted with 短歌 (tanka).
See also: 短歌
The Man'yōshū contains many chōka.
nagauta; long epic song with shamisen
Only with reading ながうた
A genre of shamisen music that developed in Kyoto in the late 16th century, featuring extended narrative songs. Read ながうた; not to be confused with the classical poetic form 長歌 (ちょうか).
See also: 長唄
She is learning nagauta, not nagauta (the shamisen genre).
長歌 is a longer poem with repeated 5-7 syllable lines, contrasting with the fixed short 31-syllable form of 短歌.
48-verse renku form
Standard kanji spelling for the classical poetic form. Reading ちょうか is the most common for this sense.
Reading ながうた is used for the shamisen-accompanied epic song, distinct from the classical poem.
From 長 (long) + 歌 (song/poem). The reading ちょうか is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi, while ながうた is the native kun'yomi reading. The two readings distinguish the classical poetic form from the later musical genre.