Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
(ateji)
とう
Grade: 2
irregular kan’on
Alternative spelling
髮頭 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 髪頭 – see the following entry.
抜頭ばとう
[proper noun] (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.
Alternative spelling
撥頭
(This term, 髪頭, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)