nagauta

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 長唄 (nagauta).

Noun

nagauta (uncountable)

A form of traditional Japanese vocal music, often used in kabuki theatre.
- 1997, Arthur Golden, Memoirs of a Geisha:
  She was to have four classes that morning—shamisen, dance, tea ceremony, and a form of singing we call nagauta.

Japanese

Romanization

nagauta

Rōmaji transcription of ながうた

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