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Japanese
Alternative spelling
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雅樂 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
From Middle Chinese 雅樂 (MC ngaeX ngaewk).
Pronunciation
Noun
雅楽 • (gagaku)
- (music) gagaku (the ancient court ritual classical music of Japan, of Chinese and Korean origin)
See also
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN