🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
がく【楽】 : gaku | define meaning
gaku
Pronunciation: [ɡaku]
Definition
Noun
- Music played on a wind instrument
- Type of wind instrument
Etymology
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Blowing (through a musical instrument). Gácoo".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 楽 |
| Kana | がく |
| Romanization | gaku |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɡaku] |
意味：ふきものによるおんがく【吹物による音楽】、かんがっきによるおんがく【管楽器による音楽】、かんがっきのいっしゅ【管楽器の一種】
Categories:
楽
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 23). がく【楽】 : gaku | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7957/gaku/.