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tanka

[ tahng-kuh ]

noun

, Prosody.
, plural tan·kas, tan·ka.
  1. a Japanese poem consisting of 31 syllables in 5 lines, with 5 syllables in the first and third lines and 7 in the others.

tanka

/ ˈtɑːŋkə /

noun

  1. a Japanese verse form consisting of five lines, the first and third having five syllables, the others seven

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tanka1

1915–20; < Japanese < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese duǎn short + gē song; renga

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tanka1

C19: from Japanese, from tan short + ka verse

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