Chinese

Noun

雅歌

1. elegant song

Antonyms

• 俗歌

Proper noun

雅歌

1. Song of Songs

Synonyms

• (rare) 雅集 (yǎjí)

Japanese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) が​か [gáꜜkà] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ɡa̠ka̠]

Noun

雅歌 ‎(hiragana がか, romaji gaka)

1. elegant song

Antonyms

• 俗歌 (ぞっか) ‎(zokka)

Proper noun

雅歌 ‎(hiragana がか, romaji Gaka)

1. Song of Songs

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

Korean

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”.