小歌 [こうた] /(n) (1) (See 大歌) (hist) kouta (Heian-era court lady's song accompanying the men's ōuta)/court lady singing a kouta/(n) (2) (See 小唄,端唄) (hist) ditty/ballad/short, hummable, popular tune from Muromachi period to early Edo period/(n) (3) (hist) kyogen kouta/style of kyogen song based on the Muromachi songs, often a love ballad/(n) (4) noh kouta/unusual style of noh song based on the Muromachi songs/EntL1744510/