講談

• 読み: こうだん
• ローマ字: kōdan
• 漢字の分解: 講 (ko) — lecture, expound; 談 (dan) — talk, narrate
• 発音: /koː.dan/

意味

Kodan; traditional Japanese narrative storytelling. A performing art in which a storyteller recites historical tales from a lectern, using a fan for dramatic emphasis.

A distinct Japanese performing art (話芸, wageI — spoken arts) in which the 講談師 (performer) stands at a raised lectern (釈台) and narrates dramatic historical or military tales, striking the lectern with a 張り扇 (張り扇, a flat paper fan) for emphasis. Unlike 落語, which focuses on comedic character dialogue, 講談 centres on dramatic historical narration. It flourished in the Edo period and was revived through national recognition as an intangible cultural heritage.

例文

1. 講談は釈台の上で張り扇を打ち鳴らしながら歴史物語を語る伝統芸能だ。
2. 落語と講談はどちらも話芸だが、語りのスタイルと題材が大きく異なる。
3. 祖父は若い頃に講談を聞きに寄席へよく足を運んだと懐かしそうに語った。

使い方ガイド

場面: traditional arts, performing arts, Japanese culture, history

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 講 (ko, lecturing/expounding) and 談 (dan, talk/narration). The art form developed from Edo-period public readings of military chronicles and historical tales performed at yose (寄席) variety theatres.

文化的背景

時代: Edo–Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal