ながうた

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For pronunciation and definitions of ながうた – see the following entry.
長歌
[noun] (poetry, archaic) a long waka that follows the rule of alternating 5-7 morae and ending in 7-7 morae
[noun] (poetry, archaic) a mijikauta poem that is, for unknown circumstances, erroneously labeled a nagauta
[noun] a long epic or folk song with a shamisen accompaniment developed in Edo during the 元禄 (Genroku) era
(This term, ながうた (nagauta), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For pronunciation and definitions of ながうた – see the following entry.
長唄
[noun] shamisen music developed as an accompaniment to kabuki theater
(This term, ながうた (nagauta), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)