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白拍子

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しら
Grade: 1
ひょう > びょう
Grade: S

Grade: 1
kun'yomi kan'yōon on'yomi

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) らびょーし [shìrábyóꜜòshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ɕiɾa̠bʲo̞ːɕi]

Noun

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 白拍子 on Japanese Wikipedia
 Shirabyōshi on Wikipedia

(しら)(びょう)() (shirabyōshi

  1. (music) gagaku or sutra recitation to the only beat of clappers
  2. (archaic) crossdressing female performers in the 12th-14th century
  3. (Edo) a prostitute
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:娼婦