楽隊|がくたいgakutai[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounband; orchestra
   楽隊がくたいが先頭せんとうに立たって市しを行進こうしんした。↗

   A band led the parade through the city.

• SynonymバンドNeutralEveryday loanword for a band, usually a pop or rock group; also covers straps and belts. More modern than the old-fashioned 「楽隊」.
• Synonym楽団がくだんWrittenWritten/formal prose word for a performing group, especially an orchestra; more formal than 「楽隊」.
• Synonym音楽隊おんがくたいWrittenWritten/formal prose term for a band, especially one attached to an organization such as the police or fire department; institutional flavor.
• Related囃子はやしNeutralTraditional Japanese accompaniment music for noh, kabuki and festivals; not a general word for a band.

Use 「楽隊」 for a group playing instruments together, with an old-fashioned flavor, as in 「楽隊が行進する」. For modern pop or rock bands say 「バンド」; for orchestras 「楽団」; for traditional accompaniment 「囃子」.

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1. 器楽きがくを合奏がっそうする一団いちだんの人々ひとびと。