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enka

enka noun: a genre of Japanese music that originated in the 1960s and often features melodramatic themes.

Noun

enka (uncountable)

  1. A genre of Japanese music that originated in the 1960s and often features melodramatic themes.
  2. A genre of political songs spread by members of the Freedom and People's Rights Movement of Japan during the Meiji period (1868–1912).

Origin of enka

Borrowed from Japanese 演歌 (enka).

Questions about enka

What does enka mean?
Enka means a genre of Japanese music that originated in the 1960s and often features melodramatic themes.
What part of speech is enka?
Enka is a noun.

Words near enka in the dictionary

  1. enjoyns
  2. enjoys
  3. enjoys oneself
  4. enjuries
  5. enjury
  6. enka
  7. enkai
  8. enkais
  9. enkang
  10. enkangs
  11. Enke

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