狂言（きょうげん）
JLPT N3 · noun
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 3
Meaning: kyogen comedy
Example sentences
- 狂言は笑いのある伝統芸能だ。 — Kyogen is a traditional performing art full of humor.
- 能と狂言を続けて鑑賞した。 — I watched Noh and Kyogen back to back.
Idioms & proverbs containing “狂言”
- 狂言綺語 (きょうげんきご) — make-believe fiction
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