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三河万歳 (みかわまんざい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

三み河かわ万まん歳ざい

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Meanings

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Mikawa manzai; traditional celebratory performance from Mikawa

A regional style of manzai (comic or celebratory performance) originating in the Mikawa area of Aichi Prefecture. Often performed at New Year's or auspicious occasions. Compare with the more general 万歳 (まんざい).

See also: 万歳 (まんざい)

三み河かわ万まん歳ざいは、愛あい知ち県けんの三み河かわ地ち方ほうに伝つたわる伝でん統とう芸げい能のうです。
Mikawa manzai is a traditional performing art handed down in the Mikawa region of Aichi Prefecture.

正しょう月がつになると、三み河かわ万まん歳ざいの一いち団だんが家いえ々いえを回まわって祝いわいの口こう上じょうを述のべた。

At New Year's, troupes of Mikawa manzai performers would go from house to house delivering celebratory speeches.

Written forms

三み河かわ万まん歳ざい
Standard modern spelling.
三み河かわ萬まん歳ざい
Old-style kanji spelling using 萬 instead of 万; may appear in historical or traditional contexts.

Kanji

三three
河river
万ten thousand, 10,000
歳year-end, age, occasion
萬ten thousand, 10,000

Similar words

万まん歳ざい
万歳 (まんざい) is the general term for manzai, a traditional celebratory performance or modern stand-up comedy duo. 三河万歳 specifically refers to the regional variant from Mikawa, Aichi Prefecture, with its own distinctive style and history.

Etymology

Compound of 三河 (Mikawa, a region in Aichi Prefecture) and 万歳 (manzai, a traditional celebratory performance). The exact historical derivation of the performance style is uncertain, but it is associated with local New Year's and auspicious traditions.