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長唄

Reading

Kana: ながうた
Romaji: nagauta
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)

Kanji

長
Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior
唄
Readings: バイ、 うた、 うた.う
Meanings: song, ballad