落語
Meanings
1
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling
A traditional Japanese performing art where a single storyteller sits on stage and tells a humorous story using only a fan and a hand towel as props, culminating in a punchline called 'ochi'.
I listened to rakugo at a yose theater on the weekend.
He began training to become a rakugo storyteller.
Usage patterns
- 落語を聞くto listen to a rakugo performance
I like listening to rakugo on TV.
- 落語を演じるto perform a rakugo story
He performed a rakugo story on stage.
- 〈場所〉で落語を聴くto listen to rakugo at a certain venue
I went and listened to rakugo at a yose theater.