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ろっかせん 六歌仙
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1. six immortals of poetry; six notable Japanese poets whose poems were included in the anthology Kokin Wakashū​
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2. Six best Waka poets​The Six Immortals of Poetry (六歌仙 Rokkasen) were famous poets of Waka in the early Heian period of Japanese history. They were: Henjo Ariwara no Narihira Fun'ya no Yasuhide Kisen Ono no Komachi Ōtomo Kuronushi This list of poets was composed by Ki no Tsurayuki in the preface of the Imperial anthology, the Kokin Wakashū (905), who then proceeds to critique their style individually. The title "immortals of waka" (歌仙 kasen) was given to them later.
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