gagaku

[ gah-gah-koo ]

/ gɑˈgɑ ku /

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noun

the select group of Japanese men who, as both dancers and musicians, perform the bugaku.

the style of music played to accompany the bugaku.

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Origin of gagaku

<Japanese <Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese yǎ elegant + yuè music; cf. bugaku

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