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演芸場 (えんげいじょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

演えん芸げい場じょう

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Meanings

1

entertainment hall; variety theater

A venue for popular variety shows, often featuring comedy, music, magic, and other live performances.

浅あさ草くさの演えん芸げい場じょうで落らく語ごを聞きいた

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I listened to rakugo at an entertainment hall in Asakusa.

Kanji

演performance, act, play
芸technique, art, craft
場location, place

Related words

寄席よせ
演芸場 is a general term for a variety entertainment hall, while 寄席 specifically evokes the traditional, intimate atmosphere of rakugo and manzai halls.

Built from

演えん芸げい+場じょう

Etymology

Compound of 演芸 (entertainment, performance) and 場 (place, hall).