tanka

[US]/ˈtæŋkə/
[UK]/ˈtæŋkə/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.a form of Japanese poetry consisting of thirty-one syllables

Phrases & Collocations

tanka poem

tanka form

tanka writing

tanka style

tanka competition

tanka artist

tanka workshop

tanka tradition

tanka collection

tanka community

Example Sentences

she wrote a beautiful tanka about nature.

his tanka captured the essence of the season.

they often share their tanka in poetry workshops.

a tanka consists of five lines with a specific syllable pattern.

writing a tanka requires creativity and emotion.

she enjoys reading classic tanka from japanese literature.

he often uses nature imagery in his tanka.

they studied the history of tanka in their literature class.

her tanka reflects her feelings about love and loss.

he submitted his tanka to a national poetry contest.

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