Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
さる
Grade: S
しば
Grade: S

Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Etymology edit

Compound of +‎ 芝居

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(さる)(しば)() (sarushibai

  1. monkey show
  2. (idiomatic) bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN