Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Japanese term or phrase:
口移し
English translation:
passing knowledge down through oral traditions
Added to glossary by
conejo
Jul 17, 2008 23:41
16 yrs ago
Japanese term
Kuchi utsushi
Japanese to English
Art/Literary
Music
This is from a paper about comparing folk songs across cultures. It was translated originally from Japanese, but I only have the English translated document to look at.
But unlike the Western cultures, which are organized horizontally, Japanese culture has a vertical structure. With regard to studies of development and change in Japanese music, the musical traditions exist independently of one another, each passing down its own repertoire from generation to generation with very little exchange between other traditions (i.e. iemoto system, hiden, kuchi utsushi).
1. What are the Japanese characters for "kuchi utsushi"?
2. And what is a brief English explanation for "kuchi utsushi" in this context?
Thank you.
But unlike the Western cultures, which are organized horizontally, Japanese culture has a vertical structure. With regard to studies of development and change in Japanese music, the musical traditions exist independently of one another, each passing down its own repertoire from generation to generation with very little exchange between other traditions (i.e. iemoto system, hiden, kuchi utsushi).
1. What are the Japanese characters for "kuchi utsushi"?
2. And what is a brief English explanation for "kuchi utsushi" in this context?
Thank you.
Proposed translations
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3 +2 | 口移し - oral tradition/word of mouth | Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira |
5 +1 | verbally transmitted | Will Matter |
4 | pls see explanation | cinefil |
4 | Oral transmission | Geraldine Oudin (X) |
Proposed translations
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口移し - oral tradition/word of mouth
This is what I found.
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verbally transmitted
This question overlaps with your other question. When a teacher wishes to teaching the 'hiden' of their particular system (ryuu) to a qualified disciple they often do so by verbal instruction alone. They are usually communicating somewhat specialized, secret or esoteric knowledge that is not to be divulged to people who are not studying that particular discipline. The knowledge itself is called 'hiden' and the process of communicating that knowledge, in a direct verbal fashion, is known as 'kuchi utsushi'. Again, the most common example that I am familiar with involves the transmission of higher level martial arts techniques from teacher to student. HTH.
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Steven Smith
: Would oral transmission be better? Verbal implies instruction whereas presumably in music this could encompass listening and copying songs?
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pls see explanation
folk music -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia - [ このページを訳す BETA ]
The central traditions of folk music are transmitted orally or aurally, that is, they are learned through hearing rather ... In the context of popular music, performances of “folk music” may be distinguished by the use of songs with ...
www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/212168/folk-music
http://www.skypoint.com/members/waltzmn/OralTrans.html
The central traditions of folk music are transmitted orally or aurally, that is, they are learned through hearing rather ... In the context of popular music, performances of “folk music” may be distinguished by the use of songs with ...
www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/212168/folk-music
http://www.skypoint.com/members/waltzmn/OralTrans.html
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Oral transmission
I would translate "oral transmission" (of traditional songs and tales, for example)
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