茶番狂言

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
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

From 茶番(ちゃばん) (chaban, “tea server”) and 狂言(きょうげん) (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

Noun

茶(ちゃ)番(ばん)狂(きょう)言(げん) • (chaban kyōgen) ←ちゃばんきやうげん (tyaban kyaugen)?

  1. (historical) a type of improvised, humorous short play popular during the eighteenth century
    Synonyms: 茶番 (chaban), にわか (niwaka), 俄狂言 (niwaka kyōgen)

See also

References

  1. ^ “茶番狂言”, in 日本国語大辞典‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
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