[うた, uta] (n) (1) (歌, 唄 only) (唄 is primarily used for shamisen songs) song; (2) (歌 only) (See 短歌) classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka); (3) (歌, 詩 only) modern poetry; (P) #610
[し, shi] (n) poem; verse of poetry; (P) #2217
[し, shi] (n) (1) words; writing; lyrics; (2) (See 填詞) ci (form of Chinese poetry); (3) (See 辞・3) independent word #6115
[てん, ten] (n) (1) altering pronunciation or meaning; word with altered pronunciation or meaning; (2) (abbr) (See 転句・てんく) turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry) #6497
[く, ku] (n, n-suf) (1) section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph; (2) { ling } phrase; (3) verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); (4) haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; (5) maxim; saying; idiom; expression; (P) #7280
[かじん, kajin] (n) (1) (See 短歌) skillful tanka poet; (2) official in charge of court poetry and music (ritsuryo period); (3) poet #8374
[ししゅう, shishuu] (n) poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems; (P) #8653
[しゅつだい, shutsudai] (n, vs) (1) setting a question (for an exam); (2) setting a theme (for composition of poetry); (P) #9815
[bara-do] (n) (1) ballade (narrative poetry, musical composition) (fre #10275
[ぞう, zou] (n) miscellany (classification of Japanese poetry unrelated to the seasons or to love) #10291
[やくも, yakumo] (n) (1) (arch) thick clouds; (2) (arch) (See 和歌) classical Japanese poetry #11989
[かしゅう, kashuu] (n) anthology; book of poetry; (P) #12057
[せん, sen] (n, n-suf) (sometimes confused with 選) (See 選・せん) anthology (of poetry, etc.); compilation; collection; selection #15657
[しきしま, shikishima] (n) (1) (See 大和・1) Yamato (province); (2) (See 日本) Japan; (3) (abbr) (See 敷島の道) the art of classical Japanese poetry #17666
[じょじし, jojishi] (n) descriptive poetry; epic poem; (P) #18811
[まんようしゅう, manyoushuu] (n) Manyoushuu (famous 8thC poetry); Japan's oldest anthology of poems #19003
[りゅうぎ, ryuugi] (n) (1) style; fashion; (2) (See 流派) school (e.g. of poetry) #19457
[あいぎん, aigin] (n, vs) (1) favourite poem or song; favorite poem or song; (2) lover of poetry and song
[いっぺん, ippen] (n) piece (of poetry)
[いんぶん, inbun] (n, adj-no) verse; poetry
[えいし, eishi] (n) English poetry
[えいぎん, eigin] (n, vs) reciting poetry
[えいしょう, eishou] (n, vs) reciting poetry
[えんざん, enzan] (n) the act of writing poetry or other literary works
[うたのみち, utanomichi] (n) art of tanka poetry
[うたかい;かかい, utakai ; kakai] (n) poetry party or competition; gathering of tanka poets
[うたかいはじめ, utakaihajime] (n) annual New Year's poetry reading
[かかく, kakaku] (n) poetry style; poetry rules
[かがく, kagaku] (n) poetry; versification
[うたあわせ, utaawase] (n) poetry contest; (P)
[かだん, kadan] (n) poetry circles
[かどう, kadou] (n) versification; tanka poetry
[うたまくら, utamakura] (n) oft-repeated descriptive epithets in poetry
[かろん, karon] (n) essay on tanka poetry
[かちょうふうえい, kachoufuuei] (exp) (See 花鳥風月) the beauties of nature as the key poetic theme; the central theme in composing poetry (haiku) must be the beauties of nature and the harmony that exist between nature and man. (The slogan of the Hototogisu School of modern Japanese haiku)
[かんし(P);からうた, kanshi (P); karauta] (n) (See 唐歌) Chinese poetry; (P)
[きしょうてんけつ, kishoutenketsu] (n) (1) introduction, development, turn and conclusion (quadripartite structure of certain Chinese poetry); (2) story composition and development
[きんだいし, kindaishi] (n) modern poetry; modern-style poetry; (P)
[くけい, kukei] (n) (1) (See 句法・1) poetry form (esp. haiku); (2) (See 句法・2) grammatical structure in kanbun
[くほう, kuhou] (n) (1) (See 句形・1) conventions to be followed in composing Japanese poetry; phraseology; diction; (2) (See 句形・2) rules of grammar and syntax when reading kanbun in Japanese
[げきし, gekishi] (n) dramatic poetry
[げんだいし, gendaishi] (n) modern poetry
[おうたかいはじめ, outakaihajime] (n) annual New Year's poetry reading (held at the Imperial Court)
[ぎょだい, gyodai] (n) theme chosen for an imperial poetry contest
[こうひょう, kouhyou] (n, vs) criticism (by a teacher or coach, with commentary, especially at a poetry reading); review; critique
[いまよううた, imayouuta] (n) Heian poetry style
[さくもん, sakumon] (n) (arch) (See 作文・さくぶん) writing (poetry); composing
[しかしゅう, shikashuu] (n) private or personal collection (of poetry)