歌集(かしゅう)

かしゅう
noun
poetry anthology; collection of poems or songs
art
1. poetry anthology; collection of poems or songs
A book that collects poems—especially 短歌(たんか) and other Japanese verse—or songs. In classical literature it refers to anthologies of waka such as the 万葉集(まんようしゅう).
古(ふる)い歌集(かしゅう)を読(よ)む。
to read an old poetry anthology.
彼女(かのじょ)は自分(じぶん)の歌集(かしゅう)を出版(しゅっぱん)した。
She published her own poetry collection.
この歌集(かしゅう)には、四季(しき)を詠(よ)んだ美(うつく)しい短歌(たんか)が収(おさ)められている。
This anthology contains beautiful tanka composed about the four seasons.

Combines 歌(か) (song, poem) + 集(しゅう) (collection). A collected book of poems—especially 短歌(たんか) and other Japanese verse—or of songs.

Common collocations

  • 和歌集(わかしゅう): anthology of waka poetry
  • 歌集(かしゅう)を編(あ)む: to compile a poetry anthology
  • 個人(こじん)歌集(かしゅう): a personal poetry collection

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