大おお浚さらい

noun

large-scale rehearsal

Obsolete term for a full-scale rehearsal, especially in traditional performing arts. In modern Japanese, 総稽古 (そうけいこ) or ゲネプロ (dress rehearsal) are more common.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの歌か舞ぶ伎きでは、本ほん番ばん前まえに大おお浚さらいが行おこなわれた。

  In Edo-period kabuki, a large-scale rehearsal was held before the actual performance.