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狂言
きょうげん
Common word
Nouns
kyogen; comic interlude in Noh · kabuki play; kabuki performance · sham; ruse; put-on
アド
あど
Nouns
deuteragonist; secondary actor
観世
かんぜ
Nouns
Kanze style; Kanze school of noh
主アド
おもアド
Nouns
main deuteragonist; main secondary role
切り幕
きりまく
Nouns
entrance curtain (Noh)
前ジテ
まえじて
Nouns
protagonist (first half of a Noh play)
合方
あいかた
Nouns
noh accompaniment; noh accompanist · kabuki samisen accompaniment; kabuki samisen player · nagauta interlude; samisen interlude
名ノリ
なのり
Nouns
self-introduction of a character in Noh
嘯
うそふき
Nouns
usofuki; kyogen mask with bulging eyes and pursed lips
太郎冠者
たろうかじゃ
Nouns
Tarōkaja (common name for a manservant in Noh)
小面
こおもて
Nouns
Noh mask of a beautiful young woman
後ジテ
のちじて
Nouns
protagonist in the second half of a Noh play
後座
あとざ
Nouns
rear part of a Noh stage
本幕
ほんまく
Nouns
fully raising the curtain for an actor's entrance or exit · curtain with a family crest
本狂言
ほんきょうげん
Nouns
discrete kyogen; independent kyogen play
正先
しょうさき
Nouns
downstage center
狂言師
きょうげんし
Nouns
kyogen performer; comic actor in noh
狂言座
きょうげんざ
Nouns
kyogen actors' waiting area on the noh stage bridge
白頭
しろがしら
Nouns
white wig (for demon roles in Noh)
直面
ひためん
Nouns
performing without a mask
般若面
はんにゃめん
Nouns
hannya mask; demoness mask · terrifying face; jealous rage expression
観世流
かんぜりゅう
Nouns
Kanze style; Kanze school of noh
間狂言
あいきょうげん
Nouns
kyogen interlude; short comic scene in noh
間の狂言
あいのきょうげん
Nouns
kyogen interlude; short comic scene in Noh
連れ
つれ
Common word
N3
Nouns
tritagonist; second supporting character · companion; person one is with
差し
さし
N2
Nouns
arrhythmic recitative section (noh) · between two people; face to face · hindrance; impediment · two-player game (hanafuda, mahjong) · emphatic prefix · counter for traditional dance songs
般若
はんにゃ
Nouns
hannya mask; grinning horned demoness mask · prajna; wisdom for enlightenment · terrifying face; dreadful expression
あやかし
Nouns
noh mask for ghosts; ghost mask · sea ghost; shipwreck apparition · something eerie; strange thing; suspicious occurrence
仕手
して
Common word
Nouns
shite; main role in Noh; protagonist · doer; performer · stock speculator; market operator
尉
じょう
N1
Nouns
old man (noh) · inspector (ritsuryō rank) · white ash (charcoal)
喝食
かっしき
Nouns
Noh mask of a young meal announcer · meal announcer (Zen monastery); announcing meals (Zen monastery)
舞衣
まいぎぬ
Nouns
noh costume for goddesses and dragon girls · traditional Japanese dance costume
黒ひげ
くろひげ
Nouns
noh mask with a black beard and protruding chin · black beard
