also: いぐせ
noun
seated kuse; aural highlight of a Noh play where the main actor remains seated
A specialized Noh term: the climactic chant (kuse) performed while the shite (main actor) stays seated, creating a powerful aural focus. Compare with 仕手 (shite) and 曲 (kuse).
この能では、シテが動かずに謡う居グセが見どころだ。
In this Noh play, the highlight is the iguse, where the shite chants while remaining seated.
Refers to the kuse chant itself, not necessarily performed seated.
The main actor (shite) in Noh, who performs the iguse.
Compound of 居 (i, 'seated') and グセ (guse), a variant of 曲 (kuse), a type of Noh chant. The exact historical derivation of the reading グセ is uncertain.