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tankas

How many syllables in tankas?

  748132956 syllables

Divide tankas into syllables:   tan-kas
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Define tankas



noun, plural
  1. A Japanese poem consisting of 31 syllables in 5 lines. The first and third lines have 5 syllables. All the other lines have 7 syllables.
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Synonyms for tankas


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    2 syllables
    • haikus
    • poems
    • verses
    • lyrics
    • sonnets
    3 syllables
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