ひゃくにんいっしゅ
百人一首
1. (Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poetsWork of art, literature, music, etc. name
2. hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards; deck of 200 cards, the 100 waka of the Hyakunin Isshu split between them, to be matched together during the gameSee also かるた
3. Hyakunin IsshuHyakunin Isshu is a traditional anthology style of compiling Japanese waka poetry where each contributor writes one poem for the anthology. Literally, it translates to "one hundred people, one poem [each each]". It also refers to the card game of uta-garuta, which uses a deck composed of poems from one such anthology.
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