제례악

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 祭禮 (“rite”) + 樂 (“music”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕe̞(ː)ɾje̞a̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [제(ː)례악]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeryeak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jelyeag
McCune–Reischauer?	cheryeak
Yale Romanization?	cēylyey.ak

Noun

제례악 • (jeryeak) (hanja 祭禮樂)

1. (music) jeryeak, traditional Korean ritual music

Derived terms

• 종묘제례악(宗廟祭禮樂) (jongmyojeryeak, “royal ritual music”)
• 문묘제례악(文廟祭禮樂) (munmyojeryeak, “Confucian ritual music”)