tanka
IPA: tˈæŋkʌ
noun
- A form of Japanese verse in five lines of 5, 7, 5, 7, and 7 morae.
- A kind of boat used in Guangdong, about 25 feet long and often rowed by Tanka women; junk.
- (historical) A coin and unit of currency of varying value, formerly used in parts of India and Central Asia.
- A member of a group of people in southern China who traditionally live on junks.
- Alternative form of thangka (“Tibetan religious artwork”) [A painted or embroidered linen banner, usually depicting Buddhist themes, originating in Tibet; a prayer flag.]
- Alternative form of Tanka (“ethnic group of boat people living in China”) [A member of a group of people in southern China who traditionally live on junks.]
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Examples of "tanka" in Sentences
- Today there are many circles of tanka poets.
- Tanka and Jaleb arrive in time to save the day.
- He coined the term tanka as a replacement for waka.
- Tanka poetry is an unbroken thirty one syllable poem.
- Haiku and tanka magazines remain active till nowadays.
- Horikawa filled his reign with scholarship, tanka, and music.
- In the past, large amount of Tanka fishermen harboured at the bay.
- Cranston is a good source to consult and quote for the earliest tanka.
- His skilled writing of haiku and tanka is acknowledged internationally.
- Tanka prose employs tanka with prose while haibun employs haiku with prose.
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