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慈善興行 (jizenkougyou) Japanese meaning: charity show | Kotomora

慈じ善ぜん興こう行ぎょう

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Meanings

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charity show; benefit performance

A performance or entertainment event held to raise funds for charitable purposes.

地じ元もとの劇げき団だんが慈じ善ぜん興こう行ぎょうを開ひらいて、収しゅう益えきを被ひ

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The local theater company held a charity show and donated the proceeds to the disaster-stricken area.

Kanji

慈mercy
善virtuous, good, goodness
興entertain, revive, retrieve
行going, journey, carry out

Related words

チャリティーショー
A loanword from English 'charity show', often used in more casual or modern contexts, while 慈善興行 is a formal Sino-Japanese compound.
慈じ善ぜんコンサート
Specifically a charity concert, whereas 慈善興行 can refer to any type of performance (theater, dance, etc.).

Built from

慈じ善ぜん+興こう行ぎょう

Etymology

Compound of 慈善 (charity) and 興行 (performance, show). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows standard Sino-Japanese compounding patterns.