かぐら

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of かぐら – see the following entry.
【神楽】
[noun] (Shinto) sacred dancing and music performed at Shintō ceremonies, often by miko, to honor Shintō spirits and gods
[noun] bugaku (a type of traditional dancing and music) performed by regular people in front of a Shintō shrine
[noun] a type of Noh dancing and music
[noun] a type of kabuki musical accompaniment
[noun] short for 御神楽 (o-kagura): a flat-topped house initially built with one storey, with additional storeys added later
[proper noun] a place name
[proper noun] a surname
[proper noun] a female given name
(This term, かぐら (kagura), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
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