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jmdict 1744510 Active (id: 2177809)
1744510 jmdict A [id=2177809]
小歌
こうた
[1][n][hist]
  kouta (Heian-era court lady's song accompanying the men's ōuta); court lady singing a kouta
  [see=1917760・大歌[1]]
[2][n][hist]
  ditty; ballad; 
  [expl] short, hummable, popular tune from Muromachi period to early Edo period
  [see=1744150・小唄[1]]
  [see=2535400・端唄[1]]
[3][n][hist]
  kyogen kouta; 
  [expl] style of kyogen song based on the Muromachi songs, often a love ballad
[4][n]
  noh kouta; 
  [expl] unusual style of noh song based on the Muromachi songs



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