伎ぎ楽がく

noun

gigaku; ancient masked dance-drama

Historical term for a genre of masked performance that came to Japan from the Asian continent around the 7th century. No longer performed, but studied in the history of Japanese theater.

• 伎ぎ楽がくは飛鳥あすか時じ代だいに日本にほんに伝つたわったとされる。