Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 演えん 芸げい を 披ひ 露ろう する for someone to perform an entertainment act
The local children performed an entertainment act.
演えん 芸げい を 楽たの しむ to enjoy a performance or show
Many people enjoy the entertainment shows at the festival.
演えん 芸げい に 出しゅつ 演えん する to appear in an entertainment show
A famous comedy duo appeared in the entertainment show.
Related words 芸能 is the broad term covering all performing arts and entertainment media (TV, film, music), while 演芸 refers specifically to live variety or traditional stage performances.
娯楽 means amusement or recreation in general (games, hobbies, leisure), whereas 演芸 specifically means a performed show or act.
見世物 emphasizes a spectacle or sideshow put on for viewers, while 演芸 more broadly covers stage performances like comedy, magic, or variety acts.
演芸 covers traditional stage entertainment broadly (comedy, magic, storytelling), while お笑い narrows this to the comedy industry specifically.
演芸 refers to performing arts or acts (like comedy, magic, or singing) in a broader entertainment context, whereas 余興 is specifically the entertainment segment at a social gathering.
Don't confuse with 演劇 means drama or theatrical play, while 演芸 refers to variety entertainment such as comedy, magic, or acrobatics rather than scripted plays.
Word family entertainer; performer
variety show; entertainment event
entertainment hall; variety theater
entertainment section (of a newspaper); entertainment column
entertainment hall; music hall
Etymology Compound of 演 (performance, act) and 芸 (art, craft). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally yields the meaning 'performing arts' or 'entertainment'.
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