雅楽頭うたのかみ

noun

chief court musician (ritsuryō system)

Historical title for the head of the court music office under the ritsuryō system. Not used in modern contexts.

• 雅う楽たの頭かみは、律りつ令りょう制せい下かの宮きゅう廷てい音おん楽がくを統とう括かつする役やく職しょくだった。

  The Uta no Kami was a position that oversaw court music under the ritsuryō system.