百人一首

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
百 人 一 首
ひゃく
Grade: 1 		にん
Grade: 1 		いち > いっ
Grade: 1 		しゅ
Grade: 2
goon

Etymology

Compound of 百人(ひゃくにん) (hyakunin, “hundred persons”) + 一首(いっしゅ) (isshu, “poem”, literally "one + counter for poems").

Pronunciation

Noun

百(ひゃく)人(にん)一(いっ)首(しゅ) • (hyakunin isshu) 

  1. an anthology of one hundred poems by one hundred poets, one poet for each poem
    Synonyms: 百首 (hyakushu), 百人首 (hyakuninshu)

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Proper noun

百(ひゃく)人(にん)一(いっ)首(しゅ) • (Hyakunin Isshu) 

  1. short for 小倉百人一首 (Ogura Hyakunin Isshu): a famous "one hundred poems anthology", used as the basis of certain card games

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Usage notes

In haikai circles, the pronunciation is sometimes contracted to ひゃくにんしゅ (hyakuninshu), as in 百人首 (hyakuninshu, literally “collection of hundred poets”).

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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