俄か

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
にわ
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 俄か – see the following entry.
にわか
sudden, abrupt, unexpected, improvised, offhand
suddenly serious (said of an illness; most often in the construction にわかなる (niwaka ni naru))
temporary, makeshift, impermanent, ad hoc
Short for 俄狂言 (niwaka kyōgen, a farce; an impromptu comic interlude during a Noh play).
(by extension) any impromptu joke, witticism, or pun
Short for 俄ファン (niwaka fan, (Internet slang) bandwagon fan).
Alternative spelling
(This term, 俄か, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)