also: うたまいのひと
noun
musician (esp. Gagaku performer)
Primarily refers to a performer of Gagaku, the ancient Japanese court music. Can also be used more broadly for a musician, but this usage is less common.
雅楽の演奏会で、楽人が笙を吹いていた。
At the Gagaku concert, the musician was playing the shō.
彼は宮内庁の楽
He served for many years as a court musician for the Imperial Household Agency.
Rare alternative spelling; the reading うたまいのひと is a descriptive phrase meaning 'person of song and dance'.
Compound of 楽 (gaku, 'music') and 人 (jin, 'person'). The reading がくじん is the standard on'yomi combination. The alternative form 歌舞人 uses 歌舞 (utamai, 'song and dance') and 人 (hito), read as うたまいのひと.