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雅歌

雅歌

Chinese

elegant song
simp. and trad.
(雅歌)

Noun

雅歌

  1. elegant song

Antonyms

  • 俗歌

Proper noun

雅歌

  1. Song of Songs

Synonyms


Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 雅歌 (ngæX + ka, literally elegant + song).

Pronunciation

Noun

雅歌 (hiragana がか, romaji gaka)

  1. elegant song

Antonyms

  • 俗歌 (ぞっか) (zokka)

Proper noun

雅歌 (hiragana がか, romaji Gaka)

  1. Song of Songs

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

雅歌 (aga) (hangeul 아가)

  1. Hanja form? of 아가, “elegant song”.

Proper noun

雅歌 (Aga) (hangeul 아가)

  1. Hanja form? of 아가, “Song of Songs”.