歌舞伎

• 読み: かぶき
• ローマ字: kabuki
• 漢字の分解: 歌 (ka/uta) — song; 舞 (bu/mai) — dance; 伎 (gi) — skill, performance
• 発音: /ka.bɯ.ki/

意味

Kabuki; a traditional form of Japanese theatre featuring elaborate costumes, stylised performances, and distinctive kumadori makeup.

One of Japan's three major classical performing arts (alongside Noh and Bunraku). Kabuki emerged in the Edo period and features all-male casts, spectacular stage effects, and highly codified acting techniques. Designated as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, kabuki plays dramatise historical events, domestic conflicts, and moral dilemmas. The word may derive from 傾く (kabuku), meaning to lean or act outrageously.

例文

1. 歌舞伎座で初めて歌舞伎を観て、その迫力に圧倒された。
2. 歌舞伎は江戸時代に庶民の娯楽として発展した。
3. 歌舞伎の女形の演技は独特の様式美を持つ。

使い方ガイド

場面: traditional theatre, Japanese culture, performing arts

トーン: cultural

起源と歴史

From 歌 (song) + 舞 (dance) + 伎 (skill, performance). The three kanji together evoke the combination of music, dance, and skilled performance that defines the art form.

文化的背景

時代: Edo

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal