太棹

shamisen with a thick neck

棹物

さおもの

saomono, Japanese sweets in the form of long blocks (e.g. yokan, uiro)

細棹

shamisen with a thin neck

中棹

ちゅうざお

shamisen with a medium-sized neck

棹差す

さおさす

to pole (a boat), to punt (a boat), to swim with the tide

棹さす

さおさす

to pole (a boat); to punt (a boat)

棹立ち

さおだち

bolting upright, rearing up (horse)

棹物菓子

さおものがし

Japanese sweets in the form of long blocks (e.g. yokan, uiro)

歌

うた

song

演歌歌手

えんかかしゅ

Enka singer, singer of Japanese traditional ballads

歌合

うたあわせ

poetry contest

片歌

かたうた

ancient Japanese poetry form with three verses in a 5-7-7 moraic pattern

琉歌

りゅうか

Okinawan fixed form poetry

歌心

うたごころ

(waka) poetic sentiment, waka-composing mood, solid grounding in waka, meaning of a waka poem

歌論

かろん

essay on tanka poetry

歌会

うたかい かかい

poetry party or competition, gathering of tanka poets

唐歌

からうた とうか

Chinese poem

名歌

めいか めいうた

excellent or famous poem

歌集

かしゅう

anthology, book of poetry