This is the 4849th most frequent Japanese word.
演歌
A traditional Japanese music genre characterized by melodramatic themes and emotional singing.
In this sentence, '演歌' is used as the subject to describe the traditional music genre in Japan.
演歌は日本の伝統的な音楽の一つです。
Enka is one of Japan's traditional music genres.
Here, '演歌' refers to the activity of singing songs of this genre, showing its application.
私の母は演歌を歌うのが得意です。
My mother is good at singing Enka.
This example uses '演歌' to refer to the musical aspect, specifically the melody characteristic of this music genre.