歌か舞ぶ音おん曲ぎょく

also: かぶおんきょく

か

ぶ

お

ん

ぎょ

く

Meanings

noun

singing, dancing and music; public entertainment; performing arts

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)›

A yojijukugo referring collectively to traditional or public performing arts, often used in formal or historical contexts.

この祭まつりでは、地

じ

元もと

の

歌か

舞ぶ

音おん

曲ぎょく

が

披ひ

露ろう

さ

れる

。

At this festival, local singing, dancing, and music are performed.

江え戸ど時じ代だいには、歌か舞ぶ音おん曲ぎょくは庶しょ民みんの娯ご楽らくとして親したしまれた。

In the Edo period, performing arts were enjoyed as entertainment for the common people.

Kanji

歌song, sing
舞dance, flit, circle
音sound, noise
曲bend, music, melody

Related words

芸げい能のう
芸能 is a broader term for public entertainment and performing arts, while 歌舞音曲 specifically emphasizes the combination of song, dance, and music.
歌か舞ぶ伎き
歌舞伎 is a specific traditional Japanese theatre form, whereas 歌舞音曲 is a general term for performing arts including singing, dancing, and music.

Built from

歌か舞ぶ+音おん曲ぎょく

Written forms

歌舞音曲
- かぶおんぎょく
  Standard kanji spelling for this yojijukugo.
- かぶおんきょく
  Alternate reading; less common than かぶおんぎょく.
かぶおんきょく

Etymology

A yojijukugo composed of 歌 (song), 舞 (dance), 音 (sound/music), and 曲 (musical piece), literally meaning 'song, dance, sound, and music'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term has been used to refer to traditional performing arts.