Japanese

まんようしゅう
Meaning: Manyoshu; collection of ten thousand leaves
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

万
葉
集

Example sentences

The Manyoshu is the oldest existing collection of Japanese poetry.
万葉集では、格助詞の「の」を「乃」と書くことがある。
In the Man'yoshu, the case particle 'no' is sometimes written using the kanji '乃'.
令和という年号は、万葉集から引用された。
The era name 'Reiwa' was quoted from the Manyoshu.
万葉集には、鴨の羽のような色をした青馬の美しさが詠まれている。
The beauty of the 'aouma,' with its duck-feather-colored coat, is composed in the Man'yoshu.

Usage Notes

Refers to the oldest extant anthology of Japanese waka poetry, compiled in the 8th century.

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