狂言
きょうげん
- kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play n
- kabuki play; kabuki performance n
- make-believe; ruse; trick n
Kanji
狂
キョウ
くる.う • くる.おしい • くるお.しい
lunatic; insane; crazy; confuse
言
ゲン • ゴン
い.う • こと
say; word
Synonyms
本狂言
ほんきょうげん
- discrete kyogen (performed between two noh plays) n
間狂言
あいきょうげん
- kyogen interlude; short scene during a noh play, performed by a kyogen actor (usu. explaining the play) n