傾かぶく

yodan verb with 'ku' ending (archaic)

lean; incline; slant; tilt

Archaic verb, especially used of ripe rice ears bending under their own weight. The modern equivalent is 傾く (かたむく).

• 古ふるい和わ歌かでは、稲いな穂ほがかぶく様よう子すを詠よんだものがある。

  In old waka poems, there are verses that describe how ripe ears of rice lean over.

yodan verb with 'ku' ending (archaic)

behave oddly; dress strangely

Archaic use for eccentric behavior or outlandish attire. Related to the origin of 歌舞伎 (kabuki), which derives from this verb.

• かぶく者ものは、当とう時じの常じょう識しきから外はずれた服ふく装そうや振ふる舞まいをした。

  Those who behaved oddly dressed and acted in ways that deviated from the norms of the time.

yodan verb with 'ku' ending (archaic)

perform kabuki

Archaic verb directly linked to the early form of kabuki theater. The modern noun is 歌舞伎 (かぶき).

See also: 歌舞伎 (かぶき)

• 出い雲ずもの阿お国くにがかぶいたことが、歌か舞ぶ伎きの始はじまりとされる。

  It is said that kabuki began when Izumo no Okuni performed kabuki.