(poetry) A kind of classical Japanese poem.

(New Zealand) A Maori canoe.

plural of waka

A Japanese female given name from Japanese

A yakuza member ranking beneath the oyabun and responsible for seeing that his orders are carried out correctly.

(New Zealand politics) A member of parliament who switches parties.

(New Zealand politics) The act of switching parties as a member of parliament.

plural of waka-jumper

Undaria pinnatifida, an edible seaweed.

(archaic) A Japanese boy after early childhood but before his coming-of-age ceremony. / A role in kabuki traditionally played by a boy of this age category.