うた沢節

歌沢節、 哥沢節

Reading

Kana: うたざわぶし

Romaji: utazawabushi

Definition

noun

1

slow-paced style of shamisen music with vocal accompaniment (popular during the late Edo period)

Note: 歌沢節 was used especially by the Tora school that emphasized voice; 哥沢節 was used especially by the Shiba school that emphasized shamisen

See also: うた沢

Kanji

沢

Readings: タク、 さわ、 うるお.い、 うるお.す、 つや

Meanings: swamp, marsh, brilliance, grace

節

Readings: セツ、 セチ、 ふし、 -ぶし、 のっと

Meanings: node, season, period, occasion, verse, clause, stanza, honor, joint, knuckle, knob, knot, tune, melody

歌

Readings: カ、 うた、 うた.う

Meanings: song, sing

哥

Readings: カ、 コ、 あに、 うた

Meaning: big brother