雅歌

Chinese
elegant song
trad. (雅歌) 雅 歌
simp. #(雅歌) 雅 歌

Pronunciation

Noun

雅歌

  1. elegant song

Antonyms
  • 俗歌

Proper noun

雅歌

  1. Song of Songs; Song of Solomon

Synonyms
Terms for Song of Songs in different branches of Christianity
Branch Names Abbreviations
Protestant 雅歌 歌
Roman Catholic 雅歌 歌
Eastern Orthodox 歌中之歌

Japanese
Kanji in this term
雅 歌
が
Grade: S		 か
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 雅歌 (ngæX + ka, literally “elegant + song”).

Pronunciation

Noun

雅(が)歌(か) • (gaka) 

  1. elegant song

Antonyms
  • 俗歌(ぞっか) (zokka)

Proper noun

雅(が)歌(か) • (Gaka) 

  1. Song of Songs

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
雅歌

Noun

雅歌 • (aga) (hangeul 아가)

  1. Hanja form? of 아가 (“elegant song”).

Proper noun

雅歌 • (Aga) (hangeul 아가)

  1. Hanja form? of 아가 (“Song of Songs”).
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