Nounaccompaniment to a chant; musician accompanying a chant · samisen accompaniment to a recitation; samisen player accompanying a recitation · samisen music played between the sections of a nagauta; samisen interlude

Nountraditional Japanese poem with verses of five and seven morae repeated at least three times, usu. ending with a verse of seven · long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Kyoto in the late 16th century)

Nounsinger in a nagauta performance

Nounpractice book used in jōruri and nagauta

Nounsinger; vocalist · nagauta singer (in kabuki) · singer of noh chants