| 释义 |
waka /wah"keuh/, n. , pl. waka, wakas. 1. Pros. tanka. 2. poetry written in Japanese, as distinct from poetry written in Chinese by a Japanese writer, or poetry in other languages. [1875-80; < Japn: lit., Japanese song < MChin, equiv. to Chin hé harmony (as a euphemistic reading of the character for wo dwarf, an ancient Chinese designation for the Japanese) + ge song] |