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能狂言 (noukyougen) Japanese meaning: noh farce | Kotomora
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Noh farce is one of Japan's traditional performing arts.
He went to see a performance of noh and kyōgen.
Related words 能のう 能 refers specifically to the serious, masked dance-drama, while 能狂言 can mean the comedic interludes or the combined tradition.
狂きょう 言げん 狂言 is the comedic spoken theatre performed between noh plays; 能狂言 may refer to these pieces or to the pairing of noh and kyōgen.
Etymology Compound of 能 (noh, a classical Japanese dance-drama) and 狂言 (kyōgen, a comedic theatre form). The term can refer to the kyōgen pieces performed during noh programs or to the combined art forms.