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JLPT N2

一首

This is the counter for a single traditional Japanese poem, like a haiku or tanka.

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Noun, Counter

One Poem (Tanka or Haiku)

A counter used for traditional Japanese poems, particularly tanka (短歌) and haiku (俳句).

Example

授業 で 俳句 を 一首 作り ました 。

I wrote one haiku in class.

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一首
いっしゅ
This is the counter for a single traditional Japanese poem, like a haiku or tanka.
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この言葉を覚えましょう。

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