noun
Tokiwazu-bushi; style of jōruri narrative for kabuki dances
Abbreviation of 常磐津節. A specific school of jōruri (narrative shamisen music) used primarily to accompany kabuki dance pieces. The term is a proper noun referring to the style founded by Tokiwazu Mojidayū.
See also: 常磐津節
常磐津は歌舞伎舞踊の伴奏としてよく使われる。
Tokiwazu is often used as accompaniment for kabuki dance.
彼女は常磐津の名取だ。
She is a licensed master of Tokiwazu.
Named after its founder, Tokiwazu Mojidayū (常磐津文字太夫), who established the style in the mid-18th century. The reading ときわず is standard; ときわづ is a historical spelling.