enka

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Scrabble points
8
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9
Letters
4

Definition of enka

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)A genre of Japanese music that originated in the 1960s and often features melodramatic themes.
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noun

  1. (uncountable)A genre of Japanese music that originated in the 1960s and often features melodramatic themes.
  2. (uncountable)A genre of political songs spread by members of the Freedom and People's Rights Movement of Japan during the Meiji period (1868–1912).

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Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 演歌 (enka).

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