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漫才 (まんざい, manzai) Japanese meaning: manzai | Kotomora
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Popular manzai comedians performed new material on the year-end special.
He had admired manzai since his high school days.
Usage patterns 漫まん 才ざい をする to perform manzai
The two of them performed manzai on TV.
漫まん 才ざい を 披ひ 露ろう する to showcase/perform a manzai routine
The rookie duo performed their manzai routine on stage.
漫まん 才ざい のネタ the material/script of a manzai act
They come up with new manzai material every week.
Kanji 漫 cartoon, involuntarily, unrestrained 才 genius, years old, cubic shaku Related words 漫才 is fast-paced two-person dialogue comedy, while コント is a short skit-style comedy often involving props and a set scene.
漫才 is performed by a comedy duo trading lines, whereas 落語 is a traditional solo storytelling art performed by one seated narrator.
Don't confuse with 漫才 (modern stand-up comedy duo act) shares its reading and origin with 万歳 (a traditional door-to-door New Year's blessing performance), but the two are distinct art forms today.
落語 is solo storytelling performed by one seated storyteller, while 漫才 is a fast-paced comedy dialogue performed by a standing duo.
漫才 is a scripted two-person comedy dialogue act, whereas 漫談 is typically a solo, more free-form comic monologue or casual talk.
コント is a short comedy sketch usually with costumes and a set scenario, while 漫才 is a two-person comedic dialogue performed standing at microphones without acting out a scene.
Word family manzai performer; manzai comedian
rapid-fire comic dialogue; manzai with quick back-and-forth
dialogue-based manzai; comic dialogue manzai
Written forms 漫まん 才ざい Usage 96%
Standard kanji spelling for the comedic performance style.
マンザイ Usage 3%
まんざい Usage 1%
万まん 才ざい
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
Etymology Originally derived from 万歳 (banzai), a celebratory chant, which evolved into a comedic performance style in the Kansai region. The kanji 漫 (random, comic) replaced 万 (ten thousand) to reflect its humorous nature.
