gagaku

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Japanese 雅楽 (gagaku), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Chinese 雅樂 (ngǽ-ngæwk, “ancient ceremonial music”) (compare Mandarin 雅乐 (yǎyuè), 雅樂／雅乐 (ngaa⁵ngok⁶)), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Chinese 雅樂 (*ŋˁraʔ-ŋˁrawk, “"courtly, ceremonial music"”), from 雅 ("elegant", "refined") + 樂 ("music").

Noun

gagaku (uncountable)

1. the ancient court ritual classical music of Japan, of Chinese and Korean origin

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Japanese

Romanization

gagaku

1. Rōmaji transcription of ががく