Waka (lit. "Japanese poem") or "uta" (song) is a major genre of Japanese literature and a term created in the Heian period to distinguish Japanese-language poetry from "kanshi", poetry written in Chinese by Japanese authors.
The term originated in the Heian period to distinguish Japanese-language poetry from "kanshi", poetry written in Chinese by Japanese authors. Waka (lit. "Japanese poem") or "uta" (song) is an important genre of Japanese literature.
Waka (lit. "Japanese poem") or "uta" (song) is an important genre of Japanese literature. The term originated in the Heian period to distinguish Japanese-language poetry from "kanshi", poetry written in Chinese by Japanese authors.
Waka (lit. "Japanese poem") or "uta" (song) is an important genre of Japanese literature. The term originated in the Heian period to distinguish Japanese-language poetry from "kanshi", poetry written in Chinese by Japanese authors.