tanka

How many syllables in tanka?

184523967 syllables

Divide tanka into syllables: tan-ka
Stressed syllable in tanka: tan-ka
How to pronounce tanka: tahn-ka
How to say tanka: tanka syllables

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noun

A Japanese poem consisting of 31 syllables in 5 lines. The first and third lines have 5 syllables. All the other lines have 7 syllables.
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