神楽
Japanese
kanjitab
Definitions
- (sort=かぐら) sacred dancing and music performed at Shintō ceremonies, often by miko, to honor Shintō spirits and gods
- bugaku (a type of traditional dancing and music) performed by regular people in front of a Shintō shrine
- a type of Noh dancing and music
- a type of kabuki musical accompaniment
- a flat-topped house initially built with one storey, with additional storeys added later
Etymology
Compound from Japanese 神 (god, spirit, deity, honorific prefix used in spiritual contexts, God, Shinto god, study) + Japanese 座 (constellation, seat, sitting, where something is placed).
Origin
Japanese
座
Gloss
constellation, seat, sitting, where something is placed
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- kagura English
- kami English
- へびつかい座 Japanese
- 一神教 Japanese
- 別天津神 Japanese
- 多神教 Japanese
- 大山祇 Japanese
- 大山積命 Japanese
- 大山積神 Japanese
- 女神 Japanese
- 守護神 Japanese
- 座 Japanese
- 座敷 Japanese
- 座頭 Japanese
- 式神 Japanese
- 有神論 Japanese
- 有角神 Japanese
- 死に神 Japanese
- 汎神論 Japanese
- 火神 Japanese
- 無神論 Japanese
- 狼 Japanese
- 男神 Japanese
- 神 Japanese
- 神の子羊 Japanese
- 神体 Japanese
- 神宮 Japanese
- 神戸 Japanese
- 神札 Japanese
- 神村 Japanese
- 神棚 Japanese
- 神楽鈴 Japanese
- 神様 Japanese
- 神酒 Japanese
- 神降ろし Japanese
- 結びの神 Japanese
- 胡座 Japanese
- 覡 Japanese
- 邪神 Japanese
- 鈴 Japanese
- 鍛冶神 Japanese
- 雷 Japanese
- 座 Middle Chinese
- *kamuy Proto-Japonic