楽官

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
楽	官
がく > がっ Grade: 2	かん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
樂官 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡa̠k̚kã̠ɴ]

Noun

楽(がっ)官(かん) • (gakkan) 

1. a court musician

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
楽	官
うたまい(の) Grade: 2	つかさ Grade: 4
jukujikun	kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
樂官 (kyūjitai) 雅楽寮

歌舞 (utamai, “singing and dancing”) +‎ の (no, genitive marker) +‎ 官 (tsukasa, “office; official”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝta̠ma̠i no̞ t͡sɨᵝka̠sa̠]

Proper noun

楽(うたまいの)官(つかさ) • (Utamai no Tsukasa) 

1. (history, government, music) all 律令 (ritsuryō) offices responsible for court musical activities
2. (history, government, music) all 律令 (ritsuryō) officials responsible for court musical activities
3. (history, government, music) Synonym of 雅楽寮 (Gagakuryō)

See also

• 大(おお)歌(うた)所(どころ) (Ōutadokoro)
• 楽(がく)所(しょ) (Gakusho)
• 内(ない)教(きょう)坊(ぼう) (Naikyōbō)