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jmdict 1744510 Active (id: 2177809)
<entry>
<ent_seq>1744510</ent_seq>
<k_ele>
<keb>小歌</keb>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>こうた</reb>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&n;</pos>
<xref>大歌</xref>
<misc>&hist;</misc>
<gloss>kouta (Heian-era court lady's song accompanying the men's ōuta)</gloss>
<gloss>court lady singing a kouta</gloss>
</sense>
<sense>
<pos>&n;</pos>
<xref>小唄</xref>
<xref>端唄</xref>
<misc>&hist;</misc>
<gloss>ditty</gloss>
<gloss>ballad</gloss>
<gloss g_type="expl">short, hummable, popular tune from Muromachi period to early Edo period</gloss>
</sense>
<sense>
<pos>&n;</pos>
<misc>&hist;</misc>
<gloss>kyogen kouta</gloss>
<gloss g_type="expl">style of kyogen song based on the Muromachi songs, often a love ballad</gloss>
</sense>
<sense>
<pos>&n;</pos>
<gloss>noh kouta</gloss>
<gloss g_type="expl">unusual style of noh song based on the Muromachi songs</gloss>
</sense>
</entry>



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