神楽

Etymology 1


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From.

Originally a compound of.

The original compound referred to the place used to call down the to earth, when a  would act as a medium for the kami. Over time, the term came to refer to the music and dance of the ceremony. The use of the character here is an example of, reflecting the change in meaning.

Noun

 * 1)  sacred dancing and music performed at Shintō ceremonies, often by miko, to honor Shintō spirits and gods
 * 2) bugaku (a type of traditional dancing and music) performed by regular people in front of a Shintō shrine
 * 3) a type of Noh dancing and music
 * 4) a type of kabuki musical accompaniment
 * : a flat-topped house initially built with one storey, with additional storeys added later
 * 1) a type of kabuki musical accompaniment
 * : a flat-topped house initially built with one storey, with additional storeys added later

Derived terms

 * : the title of a kabuki play, roughly "Kagura Uta: Juggling to Entertain the Gods"
 * : Kagura Hill, a place in Kyōto, also known as Yamada Yama (Yamada Mountain) and site of Yamada Jinja (Yamada Shrine)
 * : alternate name for the eleventh lunar month
 * : a place in the east of Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo
 * : alternate for, or for
 * , : the ,
 * : alternate name for a
 * : a lion dance performed as kagura; a pleasure quarter or red-light district euphemism for hairiness
 * : the roofed stage at a shrine or imperial palace for performing kagura
 * : alternate for : a woman, generally unmarried, who performs kagura
 * : alternate for : a woman, generally unmarried, who performs kagura
 * , : a woman, generally unmarried, who performs kagura
 * : alternate name for
 * : alternate for : a woman, generally unmarried, who performs kagura
 * : the title of a piece of kagura music
 * : alternate name for
 * : alternate for : a woman, generally unmarried, who performs kagura
 * : the title of a piece of kagura music
 * : alternate for : a woman, generally unmarried, who performs kagura
 * : the title of a piece of kagura music
 * : alternate for : a woman, generally unmarried, who performs kagura
 * : the title of a piece of kagura music
 * : the title of a piece of kagura music
 * : the title of a piece of kagura music
 * : the title of a piece of kagura music
 * : the title of a piece of kagura music

Proper noun

 * 1) a place name

Etymology 2
Compound of.

Noun

 * 1)  a type of dance in a Noh play, performed by the leading  character

Etymology 3
Probably from.

Proper noun

 * 1) a place name

Etymology 4
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