Word Meaning 歌仙

かせん kasen

歌仙 is read as かせん (kasen) and means great (waka) poet.

Meaning

English

great (waka) poet
immortal poet

Reading

Kana

かせん

Romaji

kasen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 106116 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

三十六歌仙

さんじゅうろっかせん

the thirty-six immortal poets (of the Heian period; as named by Fujiwara no Kintō)

六歌仙

ろっかせん

six immortals of poetry

歌舞伎

かぶき

kabuki

歌謡曲

かようきょく

(Western) pop song

歌姫

うたひめ

songstress

歌唱

かしょう

song

歌謡

かよう

song

歌壇

かだん

poetry circles

歌舞伎十八番

かぶきじゅうはちばん

repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

歌沢

うたざわ

slow-paced style of shamisen music with vocal accompaniment (popular during the late Edo period)

歌唱力

かしょうりょく

one's skill as a singer

歌唱指導

かしょうしどう

teaching of singing

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