Tanka (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural tan·kas, tan·ka.Prosody.
  1. a Japanese poem consisting of 31 syllables in 5 lines, with 5 syllables in the first and third lines and 7 in the others.
noun plural -kas or -ka
  1. a Japanese verse form consisting of five lines, the first and third having five syllables, the others seven
Tanka (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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