Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enka

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables
en-ka
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A genre of Japanese music that originated in the 1960s and often features melodramatic themes.

Uncountable

noun

A genre of political songs spread by members of the Freedom and People's Rights Movement of Japan during the Meiji period (1868–1912).

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 演歌 (enka).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Questions

What does enka mean?
A genre of Japanese music that originated in the 1960s and often features melodramatic themes.
Where does enka come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce enka

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