Word Meaning たとえ歌

たとえうた tatoeuta

たとえ歌 is read as たとえうた (tatoeuta) and means metaphorical form (of waka).

Meaning

English

metaphorical form (of waka)
metaphorical poem (of the Man'yōshū)

Reading

Kana

たとえうた

Romaji

tatoeuta

Writing Variants

喩え歌 たとえうた tatoeuta
譬え歌 たとえうた tatoeuta

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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