長唄

Japanese
Kanji in this term
長 唄
なが
Grade: 2		 うた
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 長 (naga-, “long”) +‎ 唄 (uta, “shamisen song”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ながうた [nàgáútá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [na̠ɡa̠ɯ̟ᵝta̠]

Noun

長(なが)唄(うた) • (nagauta) 

  1. shamisen music developed as an accompaniment to kabuki theater

Derived terms
  • 江(え)戸(ど)長(なが)唄(うた) (Edo nagauta)
  • 御(お)座(ざし)敷(き)長(なが)唄(うた) (ozashiki nagauta)

Descendants
  • → English: nagauta

See also

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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