道どう化け方がた

noun

dōkegata; kabuki jester

A kabuki role type specializing in comic or clownish performance. The term is domain-specific to traditional Japanese theater.

• 道どう化け方がたは、歌か舞ぶ伎きで滑こっ稽けいな役やくを演えんじる役やく者しゃのことを指さす。

  Dōkegata refers to actors who play comical roles in kabuki.