腹芸
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 腹 | 芸 |
| はら Grade: 6 |
げい Grade: 4 |
| yutōyomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 腹藝 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
Compound of 腹 (hara, “belly”) + 芸 (gei, “performance, artistic skill”).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) はらげー [hàrágéé] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
- (Tokyo) はらげー [hàráꜜgèè] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2]
- IPA(key): [ha̠ɾa̠ɡe̞ː]
Noun
腹芸 • (haragei)
- a technique used by actors to convey emotion without verbal speech or gesture
- a performance carried out while standing on the belly of another person who is lying down
- a performance made by drawing a face on one's abdomen and moving it by dancing to create funny expressions
- going with one's gut, using one's intuition
Idioms
- 腹芸を見せる (haragei o miseru): “to show one's intuition” → to be especially tactful or clever in handling a sensitive situation
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN