Synonym of 新撰万葉集 (Shinsen Man'yōshū): a 私撰和歌集 (shisen wakashū, “privately-compiled waka anthology”) in two volumes in which the poems are completely written in 万葉仮名 (man'yōgana)

book of poetry, compilation of poems / hymnal, songbook

the oldest

Nickname of 菅原道真 (Sugawara no Michizane): Heian-period poet and politician

(colloquial) the 菅原 (Sugawara) clan

Japan's oldest anthology of poems, compiled in c. 759 CE

(rare) Japan's oldest anthology of poems, compiled in c. 759 CE

Short for 日本国 (Nihon-koku): Japan (a country and archipelago in East Asia) / a surname

Japan

(archaic) Japan