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長歌ちょうか

ちょうか · chouka (also spelled choka)

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Traditional Japanese poem with verses of five and seven morae repeated at least three times, usu. ending with a verse of seven

  • long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Kyoto in the late 16th century)
ちょうかが
Atamadaka

high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?

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Traditional Japanese poem with verses of five and seven morae repeated at least three times, usu. ending with a verse of seven. It can also mean: long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Kyoto in the late 16th century).

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ちょうか (chouka). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.

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Traditional Japanese poem…