礼れい楽がく

noun

etiquette and music; rites and music

A classical Confucian concept referring to the combination of ritual propriety (礼) and music (楽) as the foundation of social order and moral cultivation. Rare in modern conversation; encountered mainly in historical or philosophical contexts.

• 古こ代だい中ちゅう国ごくでは、礼れい楽がくが政せい治じの基き本ほんとされた。

  In ancient China, rites and music were considered the foundation of governance.

• この書しょ物もつは礼れい楽がくの重じゅう要よう性せいを説といている。

  This book expounds the importance of rites and music.