神楽

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
神	楽

Wikipedia

徳山神楽「八王子の舞」

Etymology 1

From Old Japanese. Originally a compound of 神 (kamu, “spirit, god”) +‎ 座 (kura, “seat”), referring to the place used to call down the 神 (kami, “spirits and gods”) to earth, when a 巫女 (miko, “shrine maiden”) would act as a medium for the kami. Over time, the term came to refer to the music and dance of the ceremony.

/kamukuɽa/ > /kankuɽa/ > /kanguɽa/ > /kaguɽa/

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• IPA: /kaguɽa/

Noun

神楽 (hiragana かぐら, romaji kagura)

1. (Shintō) sacred dancing and music performed at Shintō ceremonies, often by miko, to honor Shintō spirits and gods
2. bugaku (a type of traditional dancing and music) performed by regular people in front of a Shintō shrine
3. a type of Noh dancing and music
4. a type of kabuki musical accompaniment
5. short for 御神楽 (okagura, “a flat-topped house initially built with one storey, with additional storeys added later”)

Synonyms

• (sacred dancing): 神遊び (かみあそび, kamiasobi)
• (type of bugaku): 里神楽 (さとかぐら, sato kagura), 太太神楽 (だいだいかぐら, daidai kagura)

Derived terms

Derived terms

神楽歌 (かぐらうた, kagura uta): a kagura song 神楽諷雲井曲毬 (かぐらうたくもいのきょくまり, Kagura Uta Kumoi no Kyokumari): the title of a kabuki play, roughly "Kagura Uta: Juggling to Entertain the Gods" 神楽男 (かぐらお, kagura o; かぐらおとこ, kagura otoko): a man who performs kagura 神楽岡 (かぐらおか, Kagura Oka): Kagura Hill, a place in Kyōto, also known as Yamada Yama (Yamada Mountain) and site of Yamada Jinja (Yamada Shrine) 神楽月 (かぐらづき, kagurazuki): alternate name for the eleventh lunar month 神楽坂 (かぐらざか, kagurazaka): a place in the east of Shinjuku Ward, Tōkyō 神楽笹 (かぐらざさ, kagurazasa): alternate for 阿亀笹 (okamezasa, “Shibataea kumasaca, a type of short leafy bamboo”), or for 唐竹蘭 (tōchikuran, “a type of orchid, probably the Yunnanese spring orchid, Cymbidium goeringii subsp. goeringii var. forrestii”) 神楽桟, 神楽鮫 (かぐらざめ, kagurazame): the bluntnose sixgill shark, Hexanchus griseus 神楽山 (かぐらさん, kagurasan): alternate name for a 轆轤 (rokuro, “windlass”) 神楽師 (かぐらし, kagurashi): a professional kagura performer 神楽獅子 (かぐらじし, kagurajishi): a lion dance performed as kagura; a pleasure quarter or red-light district euphemism for hairiness 神楽舎 (かぐらしゃ, kagurasha): the roofed stage at a shrine or imperial palace for performing kagura 神楽少女 (かぐらおとめ, kagura otome): alternate for 神楽巫女: a woman, generally unmarried, who performs kagura 神楽女 (かぐらめ, kagurame): alternate for 神楽巫女: a woman, generally unmarried, who performs kagura 神楽巫女, {{l|ja|神楽神子|tr=[[かぐらみこ」」, kagura miko}}: a woman, generally unmarried, who performs kagura 神楽銭 (かぐらせん, kagura sen): money received in thanks for a kagura performance 神楽草 (かぐらそう, kagura sō): alternate name for 狐の孫 (kitsune no mago, “Justicia procumbens, also known as water willow”) 神楽太鼓 (かぐらだいこ, kaguradaiko): a large taiko drum used in kagura performances 神楽笛 (かぐらぶえ, kagurabue): a flute used in kagura performances 神楽殿 (かぐらでん, kagura den): a building used for kagura performances 神楽堂 (かぐらどう, kagura dō): a building used for kagura performances 神楽姫 (かぐらびめ, kagurabime): alternate for 神楽巫女: a woman, generally unmarried, who performs kagura 神楽面 (かぐらおもて, kagura omote): a kagura performer 神楽面 (かぐらめん, kagura men): a kagura mask 神楽鈴 (かぐらすず, kagura suzu): a bell used for kagura performances 神楽和琴秘譜 (かぐらわごんひふ, Kagura Wagon Hifu): the title of a piece of kagura music

Etymology 2

Compound of 神 (kami, “spirit, god”) +‎ 楽 (gaku, “music”).

Pronunciation

• Yutōyomi
• IPA: /kamigaku/

Noun

神楽 (hiragana かみがく, romaji kamigaku)

1. a type of dance in a Noh play, performed by the leading 翁 (okina, “old man”) character