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本歌取り

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 本歌取り.

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Entry

本歌取りほんかどりNounFreq #220347
1

adaptation of a famous poem

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

5 strokesFrequency 10JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ホン

Kun

もと

Nanori

まとごう

song, sing

14 strokesFrequency 519JLPT N3Grade 2

On

Kun

うたうた.う

take, fetch, take up

8 strokesFrequency 122JLPT N2Grade 3

On

シュ

Kun

と.ると.りと.り-とり-ど.り

Nanori

どる

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