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緞帳芝居 (どんちょうしばい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
low-class kabuki theater ; low-class play
Historical term for a type of kabuki performance considered low-class or vulgar, often associated with the use of a drop curtain (緞帳). Rare in modern usage; mainly encountered in historical or theatrical contexts.
この 資し 料りょう 館かん で は 、 緞どん 帳ちょう 芝しば 居い の 歴れき 史し を 紹しょう 介かい し て いる 。
This museum introduces the history of low-class kabuki theater.
Kanji 帳 notebook, account book, album Similar words 歌か 舞ぶ 伎き 歌舞伎 is the general term for kabuki, while 緞帳芝居 specifically refers to a low-class or vulgar variety of kabuki, often with a drop curtain.
芝しば 居い 芝居 is a broad term for play or theatrical performance; 緞帳芝居 narrows it to a specific historical low-class kabuki style.
Etymology Compound of 緞帳 (donchō, 'drop curtain') and 芝居 (shibai, 'play'). The term likely arose from the use of a drop curtain in certain kabuki theaters, which became associated with lower-class performances.
