enka

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enka

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Borrowed from Japanese 演歌 (enka).

noun

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

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"enka." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/enka. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"enka." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/enka.

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@misc{enka_2026,
  title = {enka},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/enka},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}