Vocabulary

What does 狂言 (きょうげん, kyougen) mean?

狂言 (きょうげん, kyougen) means kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play.

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Readingきょうげん
Romajikyougen
Part of speechnoun
きょうげん
kyougen

kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play

  1. 1noun kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play
  2. 2noun kabuki play; kabuki performance
  3. 3noun make-believe; ruse; trick

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