How do you use Tanka in a sentence? See 9 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like poem or painting, plus the exact meaning.
Tanka in a sentence
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Tanka meaning
A form of Japanese verse in five lines of 5, 7, 5, 7, and 7 morae.
Using Tanka
- The main meaning on this page is: A form of Japanese verse in five lines of 5, 7, 5, 7, and 7 morae.
- Useful related words include: poem, verse form, painting, picture.
Context around Tanka
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tanka
- In this selection, "tanka" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 18.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, wita, form, consist, hitomaro and children stand out and add context to how "tanka" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include aside wita tanka the 320 and form tanka consist of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tanka" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tanka
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Some Tanka children were enslaved by Portuguese raiders. (8 words)
The Macau native people were Tanka boat people. (8 words)
As a parting gesture, outgoing PM Jun'ichirō Koizumi wrote a tanka to thank his supporters. (16 words)
Form Tanka consist of five units (often treated as separate lines when romanized or translated) usually with the following pattern of on : :5-7-5-7-7. (27 words)
At the same time it set aside Wita Tanka, the 320-acre piece of land at the center of Bdote, specifically for Pelagie Faribault. (24 words)
In his tanka, Hitomaro makes use of nearly 140 makurakotoba, among which half are not seen in previous works, which attests to his originality. (24 words)
Example sentences (9)
At the same time it set aside Wita Tanka, the 320-acre piece of land at the center of Bdote, specifically for Pelagie Faribault.
Her colloquial, spoken-text narratives — in direct contrast to polished, traditional Japanese forms like tanka or haiku — have garnered both praise and criticism.
As a parting gesture, outgoing PM Jun'ichirō Koizumi wrote a tanka to thank his supporters.
Form Tanka consist of five units (often treated as separate lines when romanized or translated) usually with the following pattern of on : :5-7-5-7-7.
In his tanka, Hitomaro makes use of nearly 140 makurakotoba, among which half are not seen in previous works, which attests to his originality.
Punti and Tanka are Hong Kong indigenous people, while Cantonese people (including Toishanese) are not Hong Kong indigenous people.
Some Tanka children were enslaved by Portuguese raiders.
The Macau native people were Tanka boat people.
With her 1987 bestselling collection Salad Anniversary, the poet has been credited with revitalizing the tanka for modern audiences.