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見世物小屋 (misemonogoya) Japanese meaning: show tent | Kotomora
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Several show tents were lined up at the festival grounds.
In the old-fashioned freak show booth, you could see a snake woman and fire-breathers.
Kanji 世 generation, world, society Related words サーカス サーカス refers to a modern circus with a big top and trained animals, while 見世物小屋 is a smaller, often more sensational sideshow tent.
お 化ば け 屋や 敷しき お化け屋敷 is a haunted house attraction, whereas 見世物小屋 is a broader term for any kind of sideshow or curiosity tent.
Written forms 見み 世せ 物もの 小ご 屋や
見み せ 物もの 小ご 屋や
Variant spelling using 見せ instead of 見世.
Etymology Compound of 見世物 (みせもの, 'show' or 'spectacle') and 小屋 (こや, 'hut' or 'small building'). The reading ごや is a rendaku form of こや.
