| 歌会 | [うたかい;かかい, utakai ; kakai] (n) poetry party or competition; gathering of tanka poets [Add to Longdo] |
| 歌会始め;歌会始 | [うたかいはじめ, utakaihajime] (n) annual New Year's poetry reading [Add to Longdo] |
| 御歌会始 | [おうたかいはじめ, outakaihajime] (n) annual New Year's poetry reading (held at the Imperial Court) [Add to Longdo] |