nagauta

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noun

A form of traditional Japanese vocal music, often used in kabuki theatre.

OriginJapanese 長唄 →
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Meanings

nounnagauta (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA form of traditional Japanese vocal music, often used in kabuki theatre.

    She was to have four classes that morning—shamisen, dance, tea ceremony, and a form of singing we call nagauta.

    1997, Arthur Golden, Memoirs of a Geisha

Origin

  1. Japanese長唄
  2. Englishnagauta

Borrowed from Japanese 長唄 (nagauta).

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APA

nagauta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nagauta

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“nagauta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nagauta. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nagauta,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nagauta.

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