Vocabulary

What does 芝居 (しばい, shibai) mean?

芝居 (しばい, shibai) means play, drama; acting.

Quick facts
Readingしばい
Romajishibai
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
しばい
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshibai

play, drama; acting

  1. 1noun play; drama

Example sentences

  • That crying is probably just an act.

  • I watch a play with a friend on weekends.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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