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What does 紙芝居 (かみしばい, kamishibai) mean?

紙芝居 (かみしばい, kamishibai) means kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s).

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Readingかみしばい
Romajikamishibai
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かみしばい
kamishibai

kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)

  1. 1noun kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)

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