勅撰和歌集

Japanese

Kanji in this term
勅	撰	和	歌	集
ちょく Grade: S	せん Jinmeiyō	わ Grade: 3	か Grade: 2	しゅう Grade: 3
kan’on		goon		kan’on

Etymology

勅撰 (chokusen, “imperial compilation”) +‎ 和歌 (waka, “classical Japanese poem”) +‎ 集 (shū, “collection”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちょくせんわか​しゅう [chòkúséń wákáꜜshùù] (Nakadaka – [6])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞kɯ̟ᵝsẽ̞ɰ̃ ɰᵝa̠ka̠ɕɨᵝː]

Noun

勅(ちょく)撰(せん)和(わ)歌(か)集(しゅう) • (chokusen wakashū) ^{←ちよくせんわかしふ (tyokusen'wakasifu)?}

1. an anthology of poetry commissioned by order of an Emperor of Japan

   Synonym: 勅撰集 (chokusenshū)

   Antonym: 私撰和歌集 (shisen wakashū)

Derived terms

• 新(しん)勅(ちょく)撰(せん)和(わ)歌(か)集(しゅう) (Shinchokusen Wakashū)

See also

• 二(に)十(じゅう)一(いち)代(だい)集(しゅう) (Nijūichidaishū)