歌 - song, sing

kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era

national anthem

singer

collection of waka poems; anthology

tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem

to sing

Japanese and Chinese poetry

poetry contest

song; singing

kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red

song; ballad

karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta