noun
sarugaku noh; archaic noh
Archaic term for noh, specifically referring to the form derived from sarugaku (猿楽). Used in historical contexts.
See also: 能楽
猿楽能は、室町時代に発展した芸能の一つです。
Sarugaku noh is one of the performing arts that developed during the Muromachi period.
猿楽 refers to the broader sarugaku performance tradition, which includes comedic and acrobatic elements, whereas 猿楽能 specifically denotes the noh plays that evolved from it.
Compound of 猿楽 (sarugaku, a form of medieval Japanese entertainment) and 能 (nō, 'noh theatre'). The term is now archaic, replaced by 能楽.