女おんな楽がく

noun

music performed by women

General term for music played by women, often in historical or traditional contexts.

• 平へい安あん時じ代だいの宮きゅう中ちゅうでは、女おんな楽がくが盛さかんに行おこなわれていた。

  In the Heian-period court, music performed by women was popular.

noun

female court musicians and dancers

Only with reading じょがく

Specifically refers to women who performed Bugaku (court music and dance) in historical Japanese courts. Restricted to reading じょがく.

• 女じょ楽がくは、雅が楽がくの演えん奏そうや舞まいを披ひ露ろうした女じょ性せいたちを指さす。

  女楽 refers to the women who performed gagaku music and dance.