御お歌うた会かい始はじめMeaningsNoun1. annual New Year's poetry reading (held at the Imperial Court)Kanji used御honorable歌song会meeting始beginComposed of御おhonorific/polite/humble prefixPrefix歌うた会かい始はじめImperial New Year's Poetry Reading; annual New Year's tanka-reading party held at the Imperial PalaceNoun