謡よう曲きょく

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

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noun

noh song; noh chant

Refers specifically to the vocal pieces in noh theater, including the utai (chant) sections.

能のう
能 is the noh theater itself, while 謡曲 refers specifically to the sung or chanted pieces within it.
謡うたい
謡 is a more general term for noh chanting or the text of a noh chant, often used interchangeably with 謡曲 but can also refer to the act of chanting.

Compound of 謡 (yō, 'noh chanting') + 曲 (kyoku, 'piece of music'). The reading is on'yomi.