noun

  1. enka, traditional-style Japanese popular ballad.
  2. troubadour.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
演歌 えんか
艶歌 えんか

Contained Kanji Breakdown

performance, act, play
エン (5th, N3)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
sign of the tiger, 3-5AM, third sign of Chinese zodiac
とら イン とも (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
wherefore, a reason
ユウ ユ ユイ (3rd, N3)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
song, sing
うた カ (2nd, N4)
big brother
カ コ あに (Kentei 1)
can, passable, mustn't
カ コク -べ.き (5th)
street, ward, town
チョウ テイ チン (3rd, N1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
lack, gap, fail
ケツ か.ける ケン (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)