あずま
Meanings
Archaic
Noun
1. eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); eastern provinces
2. east
3. wagon; yamatogoto; six-stringed native Japanese zither
Kanji used
east
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (13 in total)
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
① 「万葉集」巻14・「古今集」巻20に収められた短歌230余首の総称。東国方言でよまれた民謡風の和歌。
(arch.) warrior from the eastern parts of Japan; eastern barbarians; people east of China (from the perspective of China)