[うた, uta](n) (1) (歌, 唄 only) (唄 is primarily used for shamisen songs) song; (2) (歌 only) (See 短歌) classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka); (3) (歌, 詩 only) modern poetry; (P)#610[Add to Longdo]
[く, ku](n, n-suf) (1) section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph; (2) { ling } phrase; (3) verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); (4) haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; (5) maxim; saying; idiom; expression; (P)#7280[Add to Longdo]
[しきしま, shikishima](n) (1) (See 大和・1) Yamato (province); (2) (See 日本) Japan; (3) (abbr) (See 敷島の道) the art of classical Japanese poetry#17666[Add to Longdo]
[くほう, kuhou](n) (1) (See 句形・1) conventions to be followed in composing Japanese poetry; phraseology; diction; (2) (See 句形・2) rules of grammar and syntax when reading kanbun in Japanese[Add to Longdo]
[だるまうた, darumauta](n) (obsc) confusing song or poem (esp. used derogatorily to describe a style of middle-age Japanese poetry popularized by Fujiwara no Teika)[Add to Longdo]