勅撰和歌集

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 (ちょくせん) (chokusen, “imperial compilation”) + 和 (わ)歌 (か) (waka, “classical Japanese poem”) + 集 (しゅう) (shū, “collection”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ちょくせんわか​しゅう [chòkúséń wákáꜜshùù] (Nakadaka – [6])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞kɯ̟ᵝsẽ̞ɰ̃ ɰᵝa̠ka̠ɕɨᵝː]

Noun

勅撰和歌集 (hiragana ちょくせんわかしゅう, rōmaji chokusen wakashū, historical hiragana ちよくせんわかしふ)

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)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN