List: kabuki
Terms used in kabuki, a classical form of Japanese drama.
kabuki noun noun (generic) usually written using kana alone
- dance in which the dancer quickly changes his clothes seven times
- lantana (plant, flower)
- hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)
search-only kanji form expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) kabuki
- to declare confidently, to declare proudly, to declare dramatically
- to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)
noun noun (generic) kabuki
- colored pattern, beautifully colored design
- love scene
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) kabuki
- carpenter's square
- instigation, suggestion, manipulation, (someone's) doing
- metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end
- rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
kabuki noun noun (generic)
- dramatic pose
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) kabuki
- silence, keeping silent, taciturnity
- giving no notice, giving no warning
- wordless pantomime performed in the dark
noh noun noun (generic) kabuki music
- accompaniment to a chant, musician accompanying a chant
- samisen accompaniment to a recitation, samisen player accompanying a recitation
- samisen music played between the sections of a nagauta, samisen interlude
kabuki noun noun (generic)
- stage assistant dressed in black, stagehand, prompter
- behind-the-scenes supporter, string-puller
search-only kanji form derogatory usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) kabuki
- black person, darkie, golliwog
- well-tanned person
- (wheat) smut
- stagehand, prompter