御座楽

Japanese

Kanji in this term
御	座	楽
う Grade: S	ざ Grade: 6	がく Grade: 2
irregular	on’yomi	on’yomi

Alternative spelling
御座樂 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Okinawan 御座楽 (uzagaku), equivalent to Japanese 御- (o-) +‎ 座楽 (zagaku).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝza̠ɡa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

御(う)座(ざ)楽(がく) • (uzagaku) 

1. uzagaku, court music of the former Ryukyu Kingdom

See also

• 路次楽(ろじがく) (rojigaku)