Where does “長唄” come from?

長唄 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 長, from Middle Chinese 長.

長唄 (Japanese): shamisen music developed as an accompaniment to...

Definitions

  1. shamisen music developed as an accompaniment to...

Ancestry of “長唄”, step by step

長唄 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 長

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese長chief, head, leader; strong point; major
2Middle Chinese長—

via Japanese 唄

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese唄shamisen song; song, poetry

Words derived from “長唄”

Every word from Middle Chinese 長 →Every word from Japanese 長 →