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    3. 演歌

    演歌

    演えん歌か

    enka

    KMT6News #12+1NounCulture & TraditionsMusic & EntertainmentKanji Vocab28 strokes

    艶歌

    えんか

    Noun

    1.
    enka, traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
    2.
    troubadour

    Stroke 0 / 28

    Speed1.0x

    私わたしの祖そ母ぼは演えん歌かが好すきだ。

    My grandmother likes enka.

    KMT5Music & EntertainmentFamily & Relationships
    演えん歌かは日に本ほんのポピュラー音おん楽がくのジャンルだ。

    Enka is a genre of Japanese popular music.

    KMT6Music & EntertainmentCulture & Traditions
    カラオケボックスには演えん歌かの曲きょくが豊ほう富ふに揃そろっている。

    Karaoke boxes often have a wide selection of enka songs.

    KMT6Music & EntertainmentDaily Life
    多おおくの演えん歌かは、愛あい、喪そう失しつ、郷きょう愁しゅうといったテーマを表ひょう現げんしている。

    Many enka songs express themes of love, loss, and nostalgia.

    KMT7Music & EntertainmentEmotions & Psychology
    演えん歌かは日に本ほんの伝でん統とう的てきな大たい衆しゅう音おん楽がくの形けい式しきとされている。

    Enka is considered a traditional form of Japanese popular music.

    KMT7Music & EntertainmentCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    演
    performance・act・play・render・stage
    歌
    うた・うた.う…(1)
    song・sing
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