Word Meaning 旋頭歌

せどうか sedouka

旋頭歌 is read as せどうか (sedouka) and means traditional Japanese poem with six verses in a 5-7-7-5-7-7 moraic pattern.

Meaning

English

  1. traditional Japanese poem with six verses in a 5-7-7-5-7-7 moraic pattern

Reading

Kana

せどうか

Romaji

sedouka

Writing Variants

  • 旋頭歌 せんどうか sendouka

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 41 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 116222 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

巻頭歌

かんとうか

prefatory song or poem

旋風

せんぷう

whirlwind

旋律

せんりつ

melody

旋回

せんかい

turning (an aircraft or ship)

旋盤

せんばん

lathe

旋回運動

せんかいうんどう

gyrating (rotating) movement

旋律的短音階

せんりつてきたんおんかい

melodic minor scale

旋回橋

せんかいきょう

swing bridge

旋光性

せんこうせい

optical activity

旋光度

せんこうど

(angle of) optical rotation

旋光分析

せんこうぶんせき

polarimetric analysis

旋法

せんぽう

mode