雅楽

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
がく
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
雅樂 (kyūjitai)
 雅楽 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 雅樂 (MC ngaeX ngaewk).

Pronunciation

Noun

()(がく) (gagaku

  1. (music) gagaku (the ancient court ritual classical music of Japan, of Chinese and Korean origin)

See also

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN