唐楽

Japanese
Kanji in this term
唐 楽
とう
Grade: S		 がく
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
唐樂 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 唐(とう) (Tō) + 楽(がく) (gaku).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) とーがく [tòógákú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [to̞ːɡa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

唐(とう)楽(がく) • (tōgaku) ←たうがく (taugaku)?

  1. (music) togaku, music of Chinese origin in the gagaku repertoire

Descendants
  • → English: togaku, to-gaku

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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