雑ざつ技ぎ

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Meanings

acrobatics; variety performing arts

Refers to acrobatic feats and variety stage arts, often associated with Chinese circus traditions. In Japanese, it can also broadly mean miscellaneous performing arts.

中ちゅう国ごくの雑ざつ技ぎ団だんが来らい日にち公こう演えんを行おこなった。
A Chinese acrobatic troupe came to Japan and gave a performance.
彼かれは幼おさない頃ころから雑ざつ技ぎを習ならっている。
He has been learning acrobatics since he was little.

Kanji

雑miscellaneous
技skill, art, craft
伎deed, skill

Related words

曲きょく芸げい
曲芸 also means acrobatics or stunt performance, but is more commonly used in Japanese for circus-style acts. 雑技 often carries a nuance of Chinese or variety arts.
サーカス
サーカス refers to a circus as a whole, while 雑技 focuses on the acrobatic acts themselves.

Written forms

雑ざつ技ぎUsage90%
Standard kanji spelling for acrobatics and variety performing arts.
雑ざつ伎ぎUsage10%
Variant kanji form using 伎 (skill, performance); less common than 雑技.

Etymology

Compound of 雑 (miscellaneous) and 技 (skill, technique). The spelling 雑伎 uses 伎 (performance, skill). The term is used to describe acrobatics and variety arts, with strong associations to Chinese circus traditions.