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歌会始

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 歌会始.

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Entry

歌会始歌会始めたかいはじめNounFreq #207677
1

Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading; annual New Year's tanka-reading party held at the Imperial Palace

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

song, sing

14 strokesFrequency 519JLPT N3Grade 2

On

Kun

うたうた.う

meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join

6 strokesFrequency 4JLPT N4Grade 2

On

カイ

Kun

あ.うあ.わせるあつ.まる

Nanori

あい

commence, begin

8 strokesFrequency 244JLPT N3Grade 3

On

Kun

はじ.める-はじ.めるはじ.まる

Nanori

もと

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