English Explanatory Dictionary

enka

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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).

Word forms

enka

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 演歌 (enka).

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