How do you read 散楽?

散楽 is read さるがく (sangaku), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 散楽?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 散楽 in romaji?

散楽 is written sangaku in romaji.

What kanji are in 散楽?

散 (Scatter, Disperse); 楽 (Music, Comfort).

散楽さるがく

さるがく · sangaku

noun

Form of ancient Chinese entertainment similar to a circus (brought to Japan during the Nara period)

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

散Scatter, Disperse, Spend 音さん訓ち.る・ち.らす JLPT N3 · 12 strokes 楽Music, Comfort, Ease 音がく・らく訓たの.しい・たの.しむ JLPT N4 · 13 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

散るちるto fall, to scatter (e.g., blossoms)分散ぶんさんdispersion, decentralization, variance (statistics)解散かいさんbreakup, dissolution 散歩さんぽ (する)walk, stroll 拡散かくさんscattering, diffusion 散らすちらすto scatter, to disperse, to distribute 楽らくcomfort, ease 楽譜がくふscore (music, sheet music)

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What does 散楽 mean?

Form of ancient Chinese entertainment similar to a circus (brought to Japan during the Nara period).

How do you pronounce 散楽?

さるがく (sangaku). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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