抜頭

Japanese

Kanji in this term
抜	頭
ば Grade: S (ateji)	とう Grade: 2
irregular	kan’on

Alternative spellings
拔頭 (kyūjitai) 撥頭 髪頭

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ba̠to̞ː]

Proper noun

抜(ば)頭(とう) • (Batō) 

1. (music, dance) A piece of gagaku based on 唐楽 (tōgaku, “Tang dynasty music”) on the 太食調 (taishikichō) scale, which involves a solo running dance.