短歌（たんか）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: tanka poem
Example sentences
- 彼女は短歌を作るのが趣味だ。 — Her hobby is composing tanka poems.
- 短歌は五七五七七でよむ。 — Tanka poems are composed in a 5-7-5-7-7 syllable pattern.
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