茶番狂言
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |||
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茶 | 番 | 狂 | 言 |
ちゃ Grade: 2 |
ばん Grade: 2 |
きょう Grade: S |
げん Grade: 2 |
kan’yōon | kan’on |
Etymology edit
From 茶番 (chaban, “tea server”) and 狂言 (kyōgen), humorous short plays performed between noh plays. The performances originated in Edo during the Hōei period (1704-1711) as an interlude between kabuki plays while tea or sake was served.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
茶番狂言 • (chaban kyōgen) ←きやうげん (-kyaugen)?
- (historical) a type of improvised, humorous short play popular during the eighteenth century
See also edit
References edit
- ^ “茶番狂言”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000