諷誦

ふうじゅ ふうしょう ふじゅ

reciting

諷経

ふぎん

chanting of the sutras

諷喩

ふうゆ ふう ゆ

hint, insinuation, indirect suggestion, allegory

諷諫

ふうかん

indirect remonstrance, exhortation by insinuation

諷詠

ふうえい

poetic composition

諷する

ふうする

to hint, to insinuate, to satirize, to satirise

花鳥諷詠

かちょうふうえい

the beauties of nature as the key poetic theme, the central theme in composing poetry (haiku) must be the beauties of nature and the harmony that exist between nature and man. (The slogan of the Hototogisu School of modern Japanese haiku)

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

歌碑

かひ

tanka inscription