enka

See also: Enka, enkä, -enka, -enką, -eńka, and -eńką

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 演歌 (enka).

Noun

enka (uncountable)

1. (music) A genre of Japanese music that originated in the 1960s and often features melodramatic themes.
2. (music) A genre of political songs spread by members of the Freedom and People's Rights Movement of Japan during the Meiji period (1868–1912).

Anagrams

• Kane, Kean, aken, kaen, kena, nake

Japanese

Romanization

enka

1. Rōmaji transcription of えんか

Swedish

Noun

enka

1. Obsolete spelling of änka.

Anagrams

• ekan, neka