Japanese

Noun

楽戸 ‎(hiragana がっこ, romaji gakko, historical hiragana がくこ)

1. 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
2. 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

References

• 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan