Japanese

Noun

がっこ ‎(romaji gakko)

1. 楽戸: in the Nara period, a kind of private-sector school or house of 雅楽 ‎(gagaku, “court music”) unaffiliated directly with the official court gagaku office; in ancient China, an entertainer performing song, dance, and music, appointed to the imperial court, and originally often chosen from among the women of convicts' families
2. 合期: alternative reading for 合期 ‎(gōgo, “favorable progress”)