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Up to and during the compilation of the '']'' in the eighth century, the word ''waka'' was a general term for poetry composed in Japanese, and included several genres such as {{nihongo|''tanka''|短歌||"short poem"}}, {{nihongo|''chōka''|長歌||"long poem"}}, {{nihongo|''bussokusekika''|仏足石歌||"] poem"}} and {{nihongo|''sedōka''|旋頭歌||"repeating-the-first-part poem"}}. However, by the time of the '']'''s compilation at the beginning of the tenth century, all of these forms except for the ''tanka'' and ''chōka'' had effectively gone extinct, and ''chōka'' had diminished significantly. As a result, the word ''waka'' became effectively synonymous with ''tanka'', and the word ''tanka'' fell out of use until it was revived at the end of the nineteenth century (see '']'').

''Tanka'' (hereafter referred to generally as ''waka'') consist of five {{nihongo|lines|句|ku|literally "phrases"}} of 5-7-5-7-7 ] or syllabic units.

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Waka (和歌, literally, "Japanese poem") is a genre of poetry in classical Japanese literature. Waka are composed in Japanese, and are contrasted with poetry in Classical Chinese (kanshi). Although waka in modern Japanese is written as 和歌, in the past the word was also written as 倭歌, and a variant name is yamato-uta (大和歌).

Up to and during the compilation of the Man'yōshū in the eighth century, the word waka was a general term for poetry composed in Japanese, and included several genres such as tanka (短歌, "short poem"), chōka (長歌, "long poem"), bussokusekika (仏足石歌, "Buddha footprint poem") and sedōka (旋頭歌, "repeating-the-first-part poem"). However, by the time of the Kokinshū's compilation at the beginning of the tenth century, all of these forms except for the tanka and chōka had effectively gone extinct, and chōka had diminished significantly. As a result, the word waka became effectively synonymous with tanka, and the word tanka fell out of use until it was revived at the end of the nineteenth century (see Tanka).

Tanka (hereafter referred to generally as waka) consist of five lines (句, ku, literally "phrases") of 5-7-5-7-7 on or syllabic units. en:Waka (poetry)