小倉百人一首
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Japanese
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| 小 | 倉 | 百 | 人 | 一 | 首 |
| お Grade: 1 |
くら > ぐら Grade: 4 |
ひゃく Grade: 1 |
にん Grade: 1 |
いち > いっ Grade: 1 |
しゅ Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | goon | ||||
Etymology
From 小倉 (Ogura, a district in Kyoto) + 百人一首 (hyakunin isshu, “one hundred poems by one hundred poets anthology”).
Proper noun
小倉百人一首 • (Ogura Hyakunin Isshu) ←をぐらひやくにんいつしゆ (Wogura Fyakunin Itusyu)?
- the famous of the “one hundred poems by one hundred poets” anthologies, compiled by Fujiwara no Teika in c. 1235, used in the basis of certain card games
See also
- 歌ガルタ (uta-garuta)
- 百人秀歌 (Hyakunin Shūka)
- Appendix:Ogura Hyakunin Isshu
References
- ^ Princess Shikishi (1993) Hiroaki Sato, transl., String of Beads: Complete Poems of Princess Shikishi, illustrated edition, University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN, page 109
- ^ Steven D. Carter (1991) Traditional Japanese Poetry: An Anthology, illustrated edition, Stanford University Press, →ISBN, page 238