雅楽

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雅 楽
が
Grade: S 		がく
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
雅樂 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 雅樂 (MC ngaeX ngaewk).

Pronunciation

Noun

雅(が)楽(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
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