歌舞伎

Chinese

		to sing and dance; singing and dancing	craft
trad. (歌舞伎)		歌舞	伎
simp. ^#(歌舞伎)		歌舞	伎

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 歌(か)舞(ぶ)伎(き) (kabuki).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gēwǔjì

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄜㄨˇ ㄐㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): go¹ mou⁵ gei⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gēwǔjì
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄜㄨˇ ㄐㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gewǔjì
  - Wade–Giles: ko¹-wu³-chi⁴
  - Yale: gē-wǔ-jì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gewuujih
  - Palladius: гэуцзи (gɛuczi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤ⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: go¹ mou⁵ gei⁶
  - Yale: gō móuh geih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: go¹ mou⁵ gei⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: go¹ mou⁵ géi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔː⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ kei̯²²/

Noun

歌舞伎

kabuki (a form of Japanese theatre)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
歌	舞	伎
か Grade: 2 (ateji)	ぶ Grade: S (ateji)	き Grade: S (ateji)
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
歌舞妓

Etymology

Term first attested around the Tenshō era (1573-1592).

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 傾く (kabuku, “to tilt, to lean”).^[1]^[2]

The kanji spelling is an example of phono-semantic ateji (当て字), literally "song, dance, and skill".

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かぶき [kàbúkí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ka̠bɯ̟kʲi]

Noun

歌(か)舞(ぶ)伎(き) • (kabuki)

a bizarrely-dressed person
Synonym: 歌舞伎者 (kabukimono)
(culture, art) kabuki: traditional Japanese dance-drama featuring bizarrely-dressed performers
Synonyms: 歌舞伎劇 (kabuki-geki), 歌舞伎芝居 (kabuki-shibai)

Derived terms

歌舞伎(かぶき)唄(うた) (kabuki uta)
歌舞伎(かぶき)絵(え) (kabuki-e)
歌舞伎(かぶき)踊(おどり), 歌舞伎(かぶき)踊(おど)り (kabuki-odori)
歌舞伎(かぶき)音楽(おんがく) (kabuki ongaku)
歌舞伎(かぶき)狂言(きょうげん) (kabuki kyōgen)
歌舞伎(かぶき)劇(げき) (kabuki-geki)
歌舞伎(かぶき)子(こ) (kabukiko), 歌舞伎(かぶき)若衆(わかしゅ) (kabuki-wakashu)
歌舞伎座(かぶきざ) (kabuki-za), 歌舞伎座(かぶきざ) (Kabukiza)
歌舞伎(かぶき)芝(しば)居(い) (kabuki-shibai)
歌舞伎(かぶき)十八(じゅうはち)番(ばん) (Kabuki Jūhachi-ban)
歌舞伎(かぶき)浄(じょう)瑠璃(るり) (kabuki jōruri)
歌舞伎(かぶき)草子(ぞうし) (Kabuki-zōshi)
歌舞伎(かぶき)町(ちょう) (Kabukichō)
歌舞伎(かぶき)年代(ねんだい)記(き) (Kabuki Nendai-ki)
歌舞伎(かぶき)舞踊(ぶよう) (kabuki buyō)
歌舞伎(かぶき)者(もの) (kabukimono)
歌舞伎(かぶき)役者(やくしゃ) (kabuki yakusha)
江戸(えど)歌舞伎(かぶき) (Edo-kabuki)
大(おお)歌舞伎(かぶき) (ōkabuki)
阿(お)国(くに)歌舞伎(かぶき) (Okuni-kabuki)
女(おんな)歌舞伎(かぶき) (onna-kabuki)
上方(かみがた)歌舞伎(かぶき) (Kamigata-kabuki)
黒森(くろもり)歌舞伎(かぶき) (Kuromori-kabuki)
元禄(げんろく)歌舞伎(かぶき) (Genroku-kabuki)
新(しん)歌舞伎(かぶき) (shin-kabuki)
茶(ちゃ)歌舞伎(かぶき) (cha-kabuki)
丸本(まるほん)歌舞伎(かぶき) (Maruhon-kabuki)
野郎(やろう)歌舞伎(かぶき) (yarō kabuki)
遊女(ゆうじょ)歌舞伎(かぶき) (yūjo kabuki)
若衆(わかしゅ)歌舞伎(かぶき) (wakashu kabuki)

Descendants

English: kabuki

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJS-2] Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

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