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舞台効果 (butaikouka) Japanese meaning: stage effects | Kotomora

舞ぶ台たい効こう果か

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Meanings

1

stage effects; theatrical effects

Refers to visual, sound, lighting, or mechanical effects used in theater, opera, or similar stage productions.

この劇げきでは、舞ぶ台たい効こう果かとして雷かみなりの音おとと閃せん光こうが使

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In this play, thunder sounds and flashes of light are used as stage effects.

舞ぶ台たい効こう果かの担たん当とう者しゃは、幕まくが開あく前まえにすべての装そう置ちを点てん検けんした。

The person in charge of stage effects checked all the equipment before the curtain rose.

Kanji

舞dance, flit, circle
台pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
効merit, efficacy, efficiency
果fruit, reward, carry out

Related words

特とく殊しゅ効こう果か
特殊効果 is a broader term for special effects in film, TV, or live performance, while 舞台効果 is specific to stage productions.
演えん出しゅつ
演出 refers to the overall direction or staging of a performance, including acting and design, whereas 舞台効果 focuses on the technical effects themselves.

Built from

舞ぶ台たい+効こう果か

Etymology

Compound of 舞台 (stage) and 効果 (effect). The exact historical derivation is straightforward; the term is a modern technical compound.