Word Meaning 御歌会始

おうたかいはじめ outakaihajime

御歌会始 is read as おうたかいはじめ (outakaihajime) and means annual New Year's poetry reading (held at the Imperial Court).

Meaning

English

  1. annual New Year's poetry reading (held at the Imperial Court)

Reading

Kana

おうたかいはじめ

Romaji

outakaihajime

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 40 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 118928 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

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歌会始

うたかいはじめ

Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading

御斎会

ごさいえ

imperial event at which high monks recited the Golden Light Sutra to pray for national security and good harvests (held annually at the palace from the 8th to the 14th of the first lunar month, between the Nara and Muromachi periods)

御霊会

ごりょうえ

ceremony to appease evil gods and the spirits of the dead

原始教会

げんしきょうかい

the early church

歌会

かかい

poetry party

日本歌謡芸術協会

にっぽんかようげいじゅつきょうかい

Japan Popular Music Writers Association

構成制御委員会

こうせいせいぎょいいんかい

configuration control board

会歌

かいか

club song

歌い始める

うたいはじめる

to start singing

御用達

ごようだつ

company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele

御幸

ごうき

imperial visit

御飯

ごはん

cooked rice