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Who from the names listed below is a poetess from the Manyoshu? In which script was the Manyoshu written? Hiragana characters used to be ordered in the “Iroha Uta” system (starting with i, ro, ha…). What is the first character in the present-day order? What combination of syllables, said to sound beautiful in Japanese, is commonly used in rhyming verse? There are several kinds of short rhythming verses in Japan. Name one of these forms of verses.

1.つぎなか
tsugino naka de
(the names) listed below
万葉集まんようしゅう
mannyoushuu
(the) Manyoshu
っている
ni notteiru
from
女性じょせい歌人かじん
jyosei no kajinn ha
(a) poetess
だれ
dare
who
です
desu
is
か。
ka
?
卑弥呼ひみこ
himiko
Himiko
額田王ぬかたのおおきみ
nukata no ookimi
NUKATA no Ookimi
清少納言せいしょうなごん
sei shounagonn
SEI Shounagon
小野小町おののこまち
ono no komachi
ONO no Komachi
2.万葉集まんようしゅう
mannyoushuu ha
(the) Manyoshu
下記かき
kaki no
[listed below]
どの文字もじ
dono moji
which script
de
in
かれていますか。
kakarete imasuka.
was written
①ひらがな
hiragana
hiragana
②カタカナ
katakana
katakana
漢字かんじ
kannji
kanji
④アルファベット
arufabetto
the alphabet
3.ひらがな文字もじ
hiragana moji no
hiragana characters
語順ごじゅんには
gojyunn niha
to be ordered in
「い・ろ・は」
i ro ha
i ro ha
はじまる
de hajimaru
starting with
「いろはうた」が
irohauta ga
(the) Iroha Uta (system)
使つかわれてきました。
tsukawarete kimashita.
used
現在げんざい
gennzai no
present-day
語順ごじゅん
gojyunn
(the) order
では
deha
in
どの文字もじから
dono moji kara
what is
はじまりますか。
hajimari masuka
(the) first (character)
4.日本語にほんご
nihonngo
Japanese
no
in
うつくしい表現ひょうげん
utsukushii hyougenn
to sound beautiful to sound
といわれ、
to iware,
said
定型詩ていけいし
teikeishi de
rhyming verse syllables in
よく使つかわれる
yoku tsukawareru
is commonly used
いん
inn ha
syllables
どれですか。
dore desuka.
what combination (of)
六四調ろくしちょう 
rokushi'chou
six/four rhythm
七五調しちごちょう 
shichigo'chou
seven/five rhythm
八三調はちさんちょう 
hachisann'chou
eight/three rhythm
五四調ごしちょう 
goshi'chou
five/four rhythm
5.日本にほん
nihonn
Japan
には
niha
in
みじかうた
mijikai uta no
short <rhythming> verses
形式けいしき
keishiki ga
kinds of <style>
いくつか
ikutsuka
several
あります。
arimasu.
there are
そのひとつを
sono hitotsu wo
one of these (forms of verses)
あげてください。
agete kudasai.
name

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