also: まえして
protagonist (first half of a Noh play)
In Noh theater, the main character who appears in the first half, often in a disguised or ordinary form before revealing their true nature in the second half. Contrasts with 後ジテ (のちじて), the protagonist in the second half.
See also: 後ジテ
In this piece, the protagonist appears as a traveling monk in the first half.
前ジテと後ジテは同じ役者が演じることが多い。
The same actor often plays both the first-half protagonist and the second-half protagonist.
The general term for the main character or protagonist in Noh. 前ジテ specifically refers to the protagonist in the first half.
Standard spelling for the protagonist in the first half of a Noh play.
Alternate kanji spelling; also read まえして, but まえじて is more common.
Rare reading for the alternate kanji spelling.
Compound of 前 (まえ, 'front' or 'first half') and ジテ (して, 'protagonist' in Noh). The reading じて is a voiced variant of して due to rendaku.