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Japanese
Alternative spelling
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千秋樂 (kyūjitai)
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- (final day of performances): 千穐楽
Etymology
Compound of 千秋 (senshū, “thousand years, millennium”, literally “thousand autumns”) + 楽 (raku, “comfort, ease”). The noun senses are derived from the gagaku work, which was originally played to mark the enthronement of Emperor Go-Sanjō in the mid-11th century.[1][2]
The alternative spelling 千穐楽 is mostly used in the context of theatre, due to superstitions based on the kanji 秋 (“autumn”) containing 火 (“fire”); therefore 亀 (“turtle”) was substituted with a more auspicious connotation.[1]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
千秋楽 • (Senshūraku) ←せんしうらく (Sensiuraku)?
- a Tang-style 雅楽 (gagaku, “medieval Japanese court music”) written in 盤渉調 (banshiki-chō) with no dancing
- Synonym: 千歳楽 (Senzairaku)
- the finale of 高砂 (Takasago, a noh play), depicting a traditional Japanese wedding ceremony
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Noun
千秋楽 • (senshūraku) ←せんしうらく (sensiuraku)?
- (sumo, theater) the final day in a set of multi-day performances
- Synonyms: 千歳楽 (senzairaku), 楽 (raku), 楽日 (rakubi)
- (by extension) a finale; the last or end of something
- Synonym: 終わり (owari)
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Angela Kimi Coaldrake (1997) Women's Gidayū and the Japanese Theatre Tradition, Volume 1 (The Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese studies series), illustrated edition, Psychology Press, →ISBN, page 42
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN