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立女形 (たておやま) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

立女形たておやま

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Meanings

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noun

leading onnagata actor

In kabuki, the top-ranking actor specializing in female roles (onnagata).

彼かれは当とう代だいきっての立女形たておやまとして知しられている。
He is known as the leading onnagata of his generation.

Kanji

立stand up, rise, set up
女woman, female
形shape, form, style

Similar words

女おんな方がた
女方 is the general term for a male actor who plays female roles in kabuki; 立女形 specifically refers to the top-ranked onnagata in a troupe.

Etymology

Compound of 立 (tate, 'leading') and 女形 (oyama, 'onnagata'). The reading おやま for 女形 is a specialized kabuki term.