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雅楽属 (うたのさかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

雅う楽たの属さかん

Meanings

1

noun

alternate assistant court musician (ritsuryō system)

historical term

Historical title in the ritsuryō system; a specific rank within the court music office. Not used in modern contexts.

雅う楽たの属さかんは律りつ令りょう制せい下かの雅楽寮うたのつかさに属ぞくする官かん職しょくの一ひとつである。
Uta no sakan was one of the official posts belonging to the Gagaku-ryō under the ritsuryō system.

Kanji

雅gracious, elegant, graceful
楽music, comfort, ease
属belong, genus, subordinate official

Etymology

The term is composed of 雅楽 (court music) and 属 (assistant official), reflecting its function in the ritsuryō bureaucracy. The reading うたのさかん is an irregular kun'yomi-based reading specific to this historical title.