| 释义 |
‖ uta|ˈjuːta|
[Jap., poem, song, f. utau to sing.]
A Japanese poem; spec. = tanka2.
1855R. Hildreth Japan xxxiv. 335 He found out certain words which he brought together into an Uta, or verse. 1897Japan Times 23 Mar. 2/6 The collection of the uta of the old school being a riddle to the ordinary reading public. 1911Encycl. Brit. XV. 169/1 Such couplets [which admitted Chinese words] were called shi to distinguish them from the pure Japanese uta or tanka. |