| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | n celebrated musician | 楽匠 |
| gen. | n celebrated musician | 楽聖 |
| gen. | n court musician | 伶官 |
| gen. | n court musician | 伶人 |
| gen. | n fashion style heavy on make-up and elaborate hairstyles, used among Japanese rock bands, musicians, etc. | ビジュアル系 |
| gen. | n fashion style heavy on make-up and elaborate hairstyles, used among Japanese rock bands, musicians, etc. | Ｖ系 |
| gen. | n fashion style heavy on make-up and elaborate hairstyles, used among Japanese rock bands, musicians, etc. | ヴィジュアル系 |
| org.name. | Federation of International Musicians | 国際音楽家連盟 |
| gen. | female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen | 鳥追 |
| gen. | female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen | 鳥追い |
| gen. | n yoji five court-musician dolls at the Girl's Festival | 五人囃子 (in March) |
| gen. | uk gidayuu musicians | 点 (in kabuki, てん) |
| gen. | n group of 3rd-century Qingtan scholars, writers, and musicians | 竹林七賢 io |
| gen. | n group of 3rd-century Qingtan scholars, writers, and musicians | 竹林の七賢 |
| gen. | n jazz musician | ジャズ演奏家 |
| gen. | n master musician | 楽師 |
| gen. | n musicians' box on the left side of the stage | 下座 news2 nf39 (げざ) |
| gen. | n onstage appearance of the joruri musicians and chanters | 出語り (in kabuki) |
| gen. | n on-stage performance by musicians in a kabuki play | 出囃子 |
| gen. | n vs performance by two or more musicians playing similar instruments | 連奏 |
| gen. | n performing musician | 演奏家 |
| gen. | n vs street musician | 門附 |
| gen. | n vs street musician | 門付 |
| gen. | n vs street musician | 門附け |
| gen. | n vs street musician | 門付け |
| gen. | n vs strolling musician | 門付 |
| gen. | n vs strolling musician | 門附け |
| gen. | n vs strolling musician | 門附 |
| gen. | n vs strolling musician | 門付け |
| gen. | n supporting musicians | サイドメン (in a jazz band, rock group, etc.) |