Word Meaning 撰歌

せんか senka

撰歌 is read as せんか (senka) and means selection of poems.

Meaning

English

  1. selection of poems
  2. selected poems

Reading

Kana

せんか

Romaji

senka

Writing Variants

  • 選歌 せんか senka

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

勅撰和歌集

ちょくせんわかしゅう

poems collected at the behest of the Emperor (from 905 to 1439)

短歌

たんか

tanka

詩歌

しか

Japanese and Chinese poetry

うた

classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka)

唱歌

しょうが

music class (at pre-WWII schools)

和歌

わか

waka

恋歌

こいか

love song

子守歌

こもりうた

lullaby

流行歌

りゅうこうか

popular song

賛歌

さんか

song of praise

演歌

えんか

troubadour

国歌

こっか

national anthem