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当たり狂言 (atarikyougen) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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作さく
を
大だい
胆たん
に
アレンジ
し
た
舞ぶ
台たい
だ
。
This month's hit kyogen is a stage production that boldly adapts a classic masterpiece.
His troupe gained popularity by producing one successful kyogen after another.
Related words 狂きょう 言げん 狂言 is the general term for the traditional comic theater form, while 当たり狂言 specifically denotes a successful or hit kyogen performance.
当あ たり 当たり means 'hit' or 'success' in a general sense, but 当たり狂言 is a compound limited to the kyogen context.
Etymology Compound of 当たり (atari, 'hit, success') and 狂言 (kyōgen, 'kyogen, traditional comic theater'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with successful kyogen performances.
